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Cemeteries Ranked by Office

Cemeteries Ranked by Number of Governors Buried There

  1. Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. (36)
  2. Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I. (22)
  3. Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky. (17)
  4. Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo. (15)
  5. Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind. (14)
  6. Mt. Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark. (12)
  7. Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex. (12)
  8. Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo. (11)
  9. Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (11)
  10. Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. (10)
  11. Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, La. (10)
  12. Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. (9)
  13. Lakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo. (9)
  14. Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark. (9)
  15. Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis. (8)
  16. Old Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass. (8)
  17. Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. (8)
  18. Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb. (8)
  19. Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Miss. (8)
  20. Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn. (8)
  21. Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif. (8)
  22. Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine (8)
  23. River View Cemetery, Portland, Ore. (8)
  24. Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va. (8)
  25. Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz. (8)
  26. Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. (7)
  27. Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn. (7)
  28. Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M. (7)
  29. Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C. (7)
  30. Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis. (7)
  31. Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. (7)
  32. Forestvale Cemetery, Helena, Mont. (7)
  33. Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. (6)
  34. Lone Mountain Cemetery, Carson City, Nev. (6)
  35. Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill. (6)
  36. Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. (6)
  37. North Burial Ground, Providence, R.I. (6)
  38. Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. (6)
  39. Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio (6)
  40. Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn. (6)
  41. Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga. (6)
  42. Evergreen Cemetery, Rutland, Vt. (6)
  43. Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C. (6)
  44. Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Ore. (6)
  45. Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. (5)
  46. Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass. (5)
  47. Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn. (5)
  48. Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine (5)
  49. Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala. (5)
  50. Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Tex. (5)
  51. Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Cambridge, Md. (5)
  52. Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla. (5)
  53. Island Cemetery, Newport, R.I. (5)
  54. Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev. (5)
  55. Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah (5)
  56. Pioneer Cemetery, Boise, Idaho (5)
  57. Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa (4)
  58. Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio (4)
  59. Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah (4)
  60. Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. (4)
  61. Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala. (4)
  62. Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C. (4)
  63. Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Mass. (4)
  64. Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine (4)
  65. Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del. (4)
  66. Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky. (4)
  67. Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho (4)
  68. Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa. (4)
  69. Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Kan. (4)
  70. Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, Conn. (4)
  71. Blossom Hill Cemetery, Concord, N.H. (4)
  72. Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala. (4)
  73. Evergreen Cemetery, Everett, Wash. (4)
  74. Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Tex. (4)
  75. Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif. (4)
  76. St. Peter's Churchyard, Lewes, Del. (4)
  77. Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Va. (4)
  78. Summerville Cemetery, Augusta, Ga. (4)
  79. St. Mary's Cemetery, Bismarck, N.Dak. (4)
  80. Oahu Cemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii (4)
  81. Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, Md. (4)
  82. Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala. (3)
  83. Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. (3)
  84. Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio (3)
  85. Mt. Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo. (3)
  86. Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, Vt. (3)
  87. Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milford, Del. (3)
  88. Old Presbyterian Cemetery, Dover, Del. (3)
  89. Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Ga. (3)
  90. Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y. (3)
  91. Valley Cemetery, Manchester, N.H. (3)
  92. Roselawn Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo. (3)
  93. West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa. (3)
  94. Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. (3)
  95. Christ Church Cemetery, Dover, Del. (3)
  96. Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, Mass. (3)
  97. East Cemetery, Litchfield, Conn. (3)
  98. Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Colo. (3)
  99. Sacramento City Cemetery, Sacramento, Calif. (3)
  100. Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa. (3)
  101. Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, N.H. (3)
  102. Fairview Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M. (3)
  103. Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa (3)
  104. Immanuel Churchyard, New Castle, Del. (3)
  105. Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kan. (3)
  106. Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J. (3)
  107. Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Ill. (3)
  108. Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa (3)
  109. Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind. (3)
  110. Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn. (3)
  111. Spring Hill Cemetery, Easton, Md. (3)
  112. Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Conn. (3)
  113. Lakewood Memorial Park, Jackson, Miss. (3)
  114. Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va. (3)
  115. Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Ga. (3)
  116. Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Ark. (3)
  117. Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline, Mass. (3)
  118. St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C. (3)
  119. St. Michael's Church Cemetery, Charleston, S.C. (3)
  120. Old Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Vt. (3)
  121. Monticello Graveyard, Near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va. (3)
  122. Riverview Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo. (3)
  123. Union Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pa. (3)
  124. National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii (3)
  125. Willow Brook Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C. (3)
  126. Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Tex. (3)
  127. Conrad Memorial Cemetery, Kalispell, Mont. (3)
  128. Hope Cemetery, Waterbury, Vt. (3)
  129. Lone Fir Cemetery, Portland, Ore. (3)
  130. Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va. (3)
  131. Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, Calif. (3)
  132. Colonial Park Cemetery, Savannah, Ga. (3)
  133. Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash. (3)
  134. Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla. (3)
  135. Milford Cemetery, Milford, Conn. (3)
  136. Christ Episcopal Churchyard, Milford, Del. (3)
  137. Pioneer Cemetery, Salem, Ore. (3)
  138. Lincoln Memorial Park, Lincoln, Neb. (3)
  139. Masonic Memorial Park, Tumwater, Wash. (3)
  140. United States Military Academy Cemetery, West Point, N.Y. (3)

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