List of cemeteries in the United States
Cemeteries in the United States listed here include both active and historic sites. Pet cemeteries are not included. There is a separate section for cemeteries in territories of the United States. Only notable cemeteries are listed.
Alabama
- List of historic cemeteries in Alabama, from the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register[1]
Alaska
Arizona
- Boothill Graveyard, Tombstone
- Citizens Cemetery, Flagstaff (site of mass grave of victims of 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision)
- City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa
- Double Butte Cemetery, Tempe
- Glendale Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale
- Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery
- Greenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery, Phoenix
- Hardyville Pioneer Cemetery, Bullhead City
- National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix
- Pioneer and Military Memorial Park, Phoenix
- Prescott National Cemetery, Prescott
- St. Francis Catholic Cemetery, Phoenix
- Twin Buttes Cemetery, Twin Buttes (ghost town)
Arkansas
California
Colorado
- Church of the Brethren, Hygiene, Colorado
- Fairmount Cemetery, Denver
- Fairmount Mausoleum, Denver
- Fairview Cemetery, Colorado Springs
- Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver
- Fort Lyon National Cemetery, Las Animas
- Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins
- Mount Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge
- Pikes Peak National Cemetery, Colorado Springs
- Riverside Cemetery, Denver
- Silver Cliff Cemetery
- Tower of Memories, Wheat Ridge
- United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado
Connecticut
- Abbey of Regina Laudis Cemetery, Bethlehem
- Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford
- Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven
- Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport
Delaware
District of Columbia
- Battleground National Cemetery
- Congressional Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
- Holy Rood Cemetery
- Jesuit Community Cemetery (on the campus of Georgetown University)
- Mount Olivet Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
- United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery
- Washington National Cathedral
- Woodlawn Cemetery
Florida
- Caballero Rivero Woodlawn Park North Cemetery and Mausoleum, Miami
- Florida National Cemetery
- South Florida National Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery (West Palm Beach, Florida)
Georgia
- Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah
- Greenwood Cemetery, Atlanta
- Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon
- South-View Cemetery, Atlanta
- Mordecai Sheftall Cemetery, Savannah
- Levi Sheftall Family Cemetery, Savannah
- Westview Cemetery, Atlanta
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
- All Saints Cemetery, des Plaines
- Bachelor's Grove Cemetery, Chicago
- Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip
- Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island (listed on the cemetery National Registry in 1994)
- Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomington
- German Waldheim Cemetery, Forest Park, Illinois
- Graceland Cemetery, Chicago
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Worth
- Homewood Memorial Gardens, Homewood
- Lake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest
- Lincoln Cemetery, Blue Island
- Montrose Cemetery, Chicago
- Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside
- Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield
- Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago
- Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside
- Ramsey Cemetery
- Restvale Cemetery, Alsip
- Riverside Cemetery, Moline
- Rock Island National Cemetery
- Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago
- St. Adalbert Cemetery, Niles
- Westlawn Cemetery, Chicago
- Showmen's Rest (circus performers)
Indiana
- Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis
- Greenlawn Cemetery, Indianapolis
- Heady Lane Cemetery, Fishers
- Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne
- Noggle Cemetery, Cass Township, Pulaski County
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Parke County
- Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
- Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Jessamine County
- Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville
- Danville National Cemetery, Danville
- Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort
- Lebanon National Cemetery, Lebanon
- Lexington Cemetery, Lexington
- Mill Springs National Cemetery, Nancy
- St. Louis Cemetery, Louisville
- Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville
Louisiana
- Chalmette National Cemetery, Chalmette
- Girod Street Cemetery (defunct)
- Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans
- Holt Cemetery, New Orleans
- Locust Grove State Historic Site, St. Francisville
- Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans
- Minden Cemetery, Minden
- Port Hudson National Cemetery
- Saint Louis Cemetery, New Orleans
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
- Edson Cemetery, Lowell
- Granary Burying Ground, Boston (17th century)
- Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River[2]
- Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn
- Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord[2]
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
- Alexander Cemetery, Carterville[3]
- Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis
- Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery, Marble Hill[4]
- Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis
- Cold Water Cemetery, Florissant, St. Louis County
- Columbia Cemetery, Columbia
- Eddie Cemetery, St. Louis County[5]
- Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri
- Father Dickson Cemetery, Crestwood, St. Louis County[5]
- Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri
- Grand View Burial Park, Hannibal
- Greenwood Cemetery, Hillsdale, Missouri
- Jewell Cemetery State Historic Site, Columbia
- Mount Zion Cemetery, Boone County
- Quinette Cemetery, Kirkwood, St. Louis County
- Union Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri[6]
- Washington Park Cemetery, Berkeley, St. Louis County
Montana
Nebraska
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha
- Fort McPherson National Cemetery
- St. John's Evangelical Lutheran German Church and Cemetery
- Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
- Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson
- Fairview Cemetery, Westfield
- Floral Park Cemetery, South Brunswick
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
- Harleigh Cemetery, Camden
- Hillside Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Newark
- Princeton Cemetery, Princeton
- Riverview Cemetery, Trenton
New Mexico
New York
- Baron Hirsch Cemetery, Staten Island
- Bayside Cemetery, Ozone Park, Queens
- Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, Long Island
- Calvary Cemetery (Queens), Woodside, New York
- Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn and Queens
- Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale
- Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica
- Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn
- Hartsdale Pet Cemetery and Crematory, Hartsdale – National Register of Historic Places since 2012
- Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla
- Locust Valley Cemetery, Locust Valley, New York
- Machpelah Cemetery, Glendale, Queens
- Montefiore Cemetery, Springfield Gardens, Queens
- Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Glendale, Queens
- Mount Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens
- Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester
- Mount Zion Cemetery (Elmweir), Maspeth, Queens
- New Montefiore Cemetery, West Babylon, New York
- Saint Charles Cemetery, East Farmingdale
- Salem Fields Cemetery, Cypress Hills, Brooklyn
- Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow
- Trinity Church Cemetery, Manhattan
- Washington Cemetery, Mapleton, Brooklyn
- Westchester Hills Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson
- White Plains Rural Cemetery, White Plains
- Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx
- Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
- Chester Rural Cemetery, Chester, Pennsylvania
- Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia
- Eden Cemetery, Collingdale
- Greenwood Cemetery, Pittsburgh
- Ivy Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia
- Lebanon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Monument Cemetery, Philadelphia
- Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia and Yeadon
- Mount Peace Cemetery, Philadelphia
- Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia
- Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester
- Wildwood Cemetery (Pennsylvania), Williamsport, Pennsylvania
- The Woodlands, Philadelphia
Rhode Island
- Arnold Burying Ground, Newport
- Chestnut Hill Baptist Church and Cemetery, Exeter[2]
- Common Burying Ground, Newport (adjacent to Island Cemetery), established in 1640
- DeWolf Cemetery, Bristol[2]
- Island Cemetery, Newport (adjacent to Common Burying Ground)
- Little Neck Cemetery, East Providence
- Newport Memorial Park Cemetery, Middletown[2]
- North Burial Ground, Providence, oldest cemetery in Providence
- Old Burying Ground, Little Compton[2]
- Old Friends' Burial Ground, Jamestown[2]
- Precious Blood Cemetery, Woonsocket[2]
- Prince's Hill Cemetery, Barrington, Rhode Island
- Swan Point Cemetery, Providence
- Touro Cemetery, Newport – colonial era Jewish cemetery, subject of a famous poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
South Carolina
South Dakota
- Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis
- De Smet Cemetery, De Smet
- Fort Meade National Cemetery, Sturgis
- Hot Springs National Cemetery, Hot Springs
- Mount Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood
- Saint John Cemetery, Beresford
Tennessee
- Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga
- Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis
- Forest Hill Cemetery, Memphis
- Graceland, Memphis
- Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville
- Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis
- Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville
- Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville
Texas
- Der Stadt Friedhof, Fredericksburg – pioneer cemetery
- Founders Memorial Cemetery, Houston – oldest cemetery in Houston
- Jackson Ranch Church Cemetery and Eli Jackson Cemetery, Hidalgo County, Texas[7]
- Olivewood Cemetery, Houston – the city's earliest African-American cemetery, founded around 1870
- Texas State Cemetery, Austin
- Whittaker Memorial Cemetery, Kildare, Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
- African Burial Ground, Richmond, Virginia (a.k.a. Shockoe Bottom African Burial Ground)
- Alexandria National Cemetery, Alexandria
- Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington
- Barton Heights Cemeteries, Richmond, Virginia
- Belmont Plantation, Loudoun County, Family and slave cemeteries
- Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg
- Columbia Gardens Cemetery, Arlington
- Dumfries Cemetery, Dumfries
- East End Cemetery, Richmond
- Evergreen Cemetery, Richmond
- Cemetery for Hebrew Confederate Soldiers, Richmond – the only Jewish military cemetery outside Israel
- Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond
- Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
- Richmond National Cemetery
- Mount Olivet United Methodist Church Cemetery, Arlington
- Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground, Richmond, Virginia
- Richmond's African Burial Grounds and Historic African American Cemeteries
- Woodland Cemetery, Richmond – historically African American cemetery
Washington
- Calvary Cemetery, in the Ravenna/Bryant neighborhood of Seattle
- Comet Lodge Cemetery, Beacon Hill, Seattle – abandoned; founded 1895
- Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle
- Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Seattle, adjacent to Lake View Cemetery
- Greenwood Memorial Park, Renton
- Lake View Cemetery, Seattle
- Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent
West Virginia
- Greenbrier Memorial Gardens
- Spring Hill Cemetery (Historic District)
- West Virginia National Cemetery
- Mountain View Memorial Park
Wisconsin
- Calvary Cemetery, Milwaukee
- Evergreen Cemetery, Menomonie
- Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee
- Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison
- Historic St. Ann's, Greenwood
- La Belle Cemetery, Oconomowoc
- La Pointe Indian Cemetery, La Pointe, Wisconsin
- Mound Cemetery (Racine, Wisconsin)
- Mount Olivet Cemetery, Janesville
- Mount Olivet Cemetery (Milwaukee), Milwaukee
- Peshtigo Fire Cemetery, Peshtigo
- Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh
- Riverside Cemetery, Withee
- Rutland United Brethren, Rutland
- St. Augustine, Trenton
- St. Joseph of the Lake, Menominee Indian Reservation
- Stockbridge Indian Cemetery, Stockbridge
- Wood National Cemetery, Milwaukee
Wyoming
Territories and former territories
Federated States of Micronesia
Guam
- Guam Veterans Cemetery
- Sumay Cemetery, on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Guam
- Guam Windward Memorial
- U.S. Naval Cemetery
Puerto Rico
- Atlantic Gardens Veterans Cemetery
- Cementerio Católico San Vicente de Paul
- Cementerio Municipal de Mayaguez
- Old Urban Cemetery
- Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro
- Puerto Rico National Cemetery
- Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery
Republic of Palau
- Olekull Ra Ngersuul[8]
United States Virgin Islands
See also
- Boot Hill
- List of African American cemeteries
- List of Jewish cemeteries in the United States
- List of rural cemeteries in the United States
- United States National Cemetery System
References
- ^ "Alabama Historic Cemetery Register" (PDF). Alabama Historical Commission. November 20, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Rogak, Lisa (2004), Stones and Bones of New England: A guide to unusual, historic, and otherwise notable cemeteries, Globe Pequat; ISBN 0-7627-3000-5
- ^ Alexander Cemetery Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery
- ^ a b Conquering the Wilderness, Or, New Pictorial History of the Life and Times ... – Frank Triplett, Felix Octavius Carr Darley. Northwestern Publishing Company. January 1, 1980. p. 407. Retrieved January 10, 2014 – via Internet Archive.
thomas eddie triplett.
- ^ Adler, Eric (March 26, 2023). "'A public disgrace': The forgotten desecration of bodies at Kansas City Union Cemetery". Kansas City Star. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ Hennessy-Fiske, Molly (February 19, 2018). "Border fence threatens family burial ground — and a slice of African American history". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Olekull Ra Ngersuul
