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Cemeteries Ranked by Era

Cemeteries Ranked by Number of Politicians Buried There From 1900 to 1949

1. Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. (86)
2. Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. (80)
3. Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y. (59)
4. Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. (41)
5. Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky. (41)
6. Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind. (39)
7. Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. (39)
8. Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo. (38)
9. Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo. (32)
10. Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (30)
11. Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. (29)
12. Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich. (28)
13. Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I. (28)
14. Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. (25)
15. West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa. (25)
16. Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio (22)
17. Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, La. (22)
18. Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif. (22)
19. Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. (21)
20. Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. (21)
21. Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb. (21)
22. Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn. (21)
23. Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn. (21)
24. Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va. (21)
25. Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis. (19)
26. Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y. (19)
27. Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif. (19)
28. Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. (18)
29. Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash. (18)
30. Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. (18)
31. Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis. (18)
32. Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. (18)
33. Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. (17)
34. Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich. (17)
35. Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. (17)
36. Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky. (17)
37. Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif. (17)
38. Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine (16)
39. Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa. (16)
40. Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Ill. (16)
41. Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y. (15)
42. River View Cemetery, Portland, Ore. (15)
43. Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill. (15)
44. Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. (14)
45. Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio (14)
46. Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah (14)
47. Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky. (13)
48. Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. (13)
49. Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y. (13)
50. Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa (13)
51. Riverside Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine (13)
52. Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah (12)
53. Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill. (12)
54. Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn. (12)
55. Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, Calif. (12)
56. Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich. (11)
57. Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y. (11)
58. Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine (11)
59. Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. (11)
60. Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa (11)
61. Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. (11)
62. Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md. (11)
63. Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif. (11)
64. Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash. (11)
65. Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich. (11)
66. Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Mich. (10)
67. Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Kan. (10)
68. Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn. (10)
69. Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich. (10)
70. Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo. (10)
71. Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind. (10)
72. Greenwood Cemetery, Petoskey, Mich. (10)
73. Center Cemetery, Burlington, Conn. (10)

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