National Cemetery - Definition and Overview

A U.S. National Cemetery is a designation for nationally important cemeteries in the United States. A U.S. National Cemetery is generally a military cemetery containing the graves of US military personnel and their spouses but not exclusively so. There are also state military cemeteries.

The best known National Cemetery is Arlington National Cemetery outside of Washington, D.C..

Some National Cemeteries, especially Arlington, contain the graves of important civilian leaders and other important national figures. Some National Cemeteries also contain sections for Confederate soldiers.

• Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, Illinois
• Alexandria National Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia
• Alexandria National Cemetery, Pineville, Louisiana
• Alton National Cemetery, Alton, Illinois
• Annapolis National Cemetery, Annapolis, Maryland
• Balls Bluff National Cemetery, Leesburg, Virginia
• Baltimore National Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland
• Barrancas National Cemetery, Pensacola, Florida
• Bath National Cemetery, Bath, New York
• Baton Rouge National Cemetery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Bay Pines National Cemetery, Bay Pines, Florida
• Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, South Carolina
• Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, New Jersey
• Biloxi National Cemetery, Biloxi, Mississippi
• Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, South Dakota
• Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, New York
• Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois
• Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Nicholasville, Kentucky
• Cave Hill National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky
• Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee
• City Point National Cemetery, Hopewell, Virginia
• Cold Harbor National Cemetery, Mechanicsville, Virginia
• Corinth National Cemetery, Corinth, Mississippi
• Crown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana
• Culpeper National Cemetery, Culpeper, Virginia
• Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
• Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas, Texas
• Danville National Cemetery, Danville, Illinois
• Danville National Cemetery, Danville, Kentucky
• Danville National Cemetery, Danville, Virginia
• Dayton National Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio
• Eagle Point National Cemetery, Eagle Point, Oregon
• Fayetteville National Cemetery, Fayetteville, Arkansas
• Finn's Point National Cemetery, Salem, New Jersey
• Florence National Cemetery, Florence, South Carolina
• Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Florida
• Fort Bayard National Cemetery, Fort Bayard, New Mexico
• Fort Bliss National Cemetery, Fort Bliss, Texas
• Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta, Michigan
• Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Oklahoma
• Fort Harrison National Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
• Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
• Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colorado
• Fort Lyon National Cemetery, Fort Lyon, Colorado
• Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, Nebraska
• Fort Meade National Cemetery, Sturgis, South Dakota
• Fort Richardson National Cemetery, Fort Richardson, Alaska
• Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, California
• Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas
• Fort Scott National Cemetery, Fort Scott, Kansas
• Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma
• Fort Smith National Cemetery, Fort Smith, Arkansas
• Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Georgia National Cemetery, under construction in Cherokee County, Georgia [1] (http://www.cem.va.gov/GAfact.htm)
• Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Schuylerville, New York
• Glendale National Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
• Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California
• Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, California
• Grafton National Cemetery, Grafton, West Virginia
• Hampton National Cemetery, Hampton, Virginia
• Hampton National Cemetery, Hampton, Virginia
• Hot Springs National Cemetery, Hot Springs, South Dakota
• Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Texas
• Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Pennsylvania
• Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri
• Jefferson City National Cemetery, Jefferson City, Missouri
• Keokuk National Cemetery, Keokuk, Iowa
• Kerrville National Cemetery, Kerrville, Texas
• Knoxville National Cemetery, Knoxville, Tennessee
• Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas
• Lebanon National Cemetery, Lebanon, Kentucky
• Lexington National Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky
• Little Rock National Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas
• Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, New York
• Loudon Park National Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland
• Marietta National Cemetery, Marietta, Georgia
• Marion National Cemetery, Marion, Indiana
• Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, Massachusetts
• Memphis National Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee
• Mill Springs National Cemetery, Nancy, Kentucky
• Mound City National Cemetery, Mound City, Illinois
• Mountain Home National Cemetery, Mountain Home, Tennessee
• Nashville National Cemetery, Madison, Tennessee
• Natchez National Cemetery, Natchez, Mississippi
• National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona
• National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii
• New Albany National Cemetery, New Albany, Indiana
• New Bern National Cemetery, New Bern, North Carolina
• Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, Rittman, Ohio
• Philadelphia National Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Port Hudson National Cemetery, Zachary, Louisiana
• Prescott National Cemetery, Prescott, Arizona
• Puerto Rico National Cemetery, Bayamon, Puerto Rico
• Quantico National Cemetery, Triangle, Virginia
• Quincy National Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois
• Raleigh National Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina
• Richmond National Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
• Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, California
• Rock Island National Cemetery, Moline, Illinois
• Roseburg National Cemetery, Roseburg, Oregon
• Salisbury National Cemetery, Salisbury, North Carolina
• St. Augustine National Cemetery, St. Augustine, Florida
• San Antonio National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas
• San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, California
• San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, Gustine, California
• Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
• Seven Pines National Cemetery, Sandston, Virginia
• Sitka National Cemetery, Sitka, Alaska
• Springfield National Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri
• Staunton National Cemetery, Staunton, Virginia
• Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, Washington
• Togus National Cemetery, Togus, Maine
• West Virginia National Cemetery, Grafton, West Virginia
• Wood National Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Oregon
• Wilmington National Cemetery, Wilmington, North Carolina
• Winchester National Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia
• Woodlawn National Cemetery, Elmira, New York
• Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky