Date: 5 July 2000
Cemetery Name: Mickens Road Cemetery
Street: Mickens Road (1 mile from Joor Rd) on private property
City: Baton Rouge
County: East Baton Rouge
State: LA
Nation: USA
Zip: 70811
Land Type: Private
Status: Abandoned
Graves within: Uncertain
Oldest grave: uncertain, probably a slave cemetary
Records: Unsure
Inventory: No
Owner: The property is being managed by the J.R. Doiron Realty
Company, P.O. Box 3213, Baton Rouge, LA 70821.
Problem's
Cemetery about to be destroyed
Overgrown-trees
Overgrown-ground cover
Overgrown-vines
Broken Headstones
General Neglect
Location
Description
The cemetery is on the gated and locked private land of the Durrett
family heirs of Bert and Rachel Durrett Murrah, Ann Durrett Merrill,
Preston Hobgood Co, LLC, and Frank B. Preston Jr. Family Co. The
property is 756.29 Acres and located between Mickens Rd on the south,
Cypress Bayou on the north, Joor Rd on the east and Anna L. Jones on
the west. T68R1E sec 14,15,22,42,43 &44. The cemetary is located
behind locked gates, 1 mile north of Joor Rd and 100 yards east inside
property.
Other Problems
Property in close proximity to development of both private and
commercial.
Previous Contacts
The parish
Current Status
nothing has been or is going to be done.
Submitted by / Contact for additional Information:
name: Cherryl Forbes Montgomery
Email: CherrylM@AOL.com
