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Cemeteries Ranked by Number of U.S. Diplomats Buried There

Note: Includes chiefs of mission, i.e., all Ambassadors, most Ministers, and some Charges d'Affaires.

  1. Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. (63)
  2. Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. (16)
  3. Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky. (10)
  4. Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. (8)
  5. Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. (7)
  6. Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va. (7)
  7. Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C. (7)
  8. Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio (6)
  9. Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. (6)
  10. Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (6)
  11. Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind. (6)
  12. Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. (5)
  13. Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. (5)
  14. Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo. (5)
  15. Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, N.J. (5)
  16. Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. (4)
  17. Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn. (4)
  18. Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky. (4)
  19. Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. (4)
  20. Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn. (4)
  21. Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky. (4)
  22. Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. (3)
  23. Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y. (3)
  24. Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. (3)
  25. Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn. (3)
  26. Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine (3)
  27. Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa. (3)
  28. Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif. (3)
  29. Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind. (3)
  30. Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y. (3)
  31. Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. (3)
  32. Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. (3)
  33. Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind. (3)
  34. Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. (3)
  35. Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Ga. (3)
  36. St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C. (3)
  37. Cimitero Acattolico, Rome, Italy (3)
  38. West Point Cemetery, West Point, N.Y. (3)


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Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872
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