Louisiana has many historical cemeteries. This one is considered the oldest

The oldest cemetery in the U.S. is said to be the Myles Standish Burial Ground, which dates back to approximately 1638.

This may be the oldest maintained cemetery, but there are burial mounds that predate modern history, such as the Grave Creek Mound that dates back to 250 BCE.

While these predate Louisiana's cemeteries , the state is home to oldest cemetery within borders of the Louisiana Purchase.

American Cemetery in Natchitoches is the oldest cemetery in Louisiana

The American Cemetery in Natchitoches, located at 2nd St. STE 200, is considered by many historians to be the oldest cemetery in Louisiana and the oldest within the Louisiana Purchase, says the Natchitoches Visitors Bureau .

With its origins believed to be around 1737 or earlier, the cemetery served as a burial g