July 15, 2023

Burial Sites of United States Presidents A Listing

Below is a brief reference to the burial sites of United States Presidents. Only 46 men (well, really 45 since Grover Cleveland was both the 22nd and 24th president) have served in the role of President of the United States. While visiting all these sites will take some coordination, time, and cost, it is certainly an achievable goal. Some of the burials contain elaborate monuments while others are much more commonplace and almost indistinguishable from their surroundings.

This listing includes links (click the name of your favorite president) so that you can determine when locations are open and if there are any associated costs. Most modern presidents have been buried onsite of their presidential library and museum. These websites are often tremendous sources of information on the Presidents and their accomplishments, especially those operated by the National Archives. For some of the earlier presidents, the sites related to their burials are lacking and you will need to seek outside sources.

This information on these sites may of course be slanted toward putting the president in a positive light. My recommendation is to read several books with different points of view in order to achieve a more balanced look at each of these successful, but still human and flawed, men. For more modern presidents, good luck. The literature is a minefield with most of it being partisan garbage.

1 George Washington December 14, 1799 Mount Vernon Fairfax County, Virginia

Mount Vernon, the final resting place for President George Washington and his wife Martha. Click the link to reserve your tickets. — Mount Vernon is the incredible estate of George and Martha Washington. Click the photo or **THIS LINK** to reserve your entry ticket and audio guide.

2 John Adams July 4, 1826 United First Parish Church Quincy, Massachusetts

3 Thomas Jefferson July 4, 1826 Monticello Charlottesville, Virginia

4 James Madison June 28, 1836 Montpelier Orange, Virginia

5 James Monroe July 4, 1831 James Monroe Tomb, Hollywood Cemetery Richmond, Virginia

Click the photo for information and to purchase tickets for an incredible tour of Hollywood Cemetery, final resting spot for President James Monroe. — Hollywood Cemetery is full of history including that of Presidents James Monroe, whose tomb is shown in the image, and John Tyler. Click the image or **THIS LINK** for information and to purchase tour tickets for Hollywood Cemetery, in Richmond, VA.

6 John Quincy Adams February 23, 1848 United First Parish Church Quincy, Massachusetts

7 Andrew Jackson June 8, 1845 The Hermitage Nashville, Tennessee

8 Martin Van Buren July 24, 1862 Kinderhook Reformed Church Cemetery Kinderhook, New York

9 William Henry Harrison April 4, 1841 William Henry Harrison Tomb State Memorial North Bend, Ohio

10 John Tyler January 18, 1862 Hollywood Cemetery Richmond, Virginia

11 James K. Polk June 15, 1849 Tennessee State Capitol Nashville, Tennessee

12 Zachary Taylor July 9, 1850 Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville, Kentucky

13 Millard Fillmore March 8, 1874 Forest Lawn Cemetery Buffalo, New York

14 Franklin Pierce October 8, 1869 Old North Cemetery Concord, New Hampshire

15 James Buchanan June 1, 1868 Woodward Hill Cemetery Lancaster, Pennsylvania

16 Abraham Lincoln April 15, 1865 Lincoln Tomb, Oak Ridge Cemetery Springfield, Illinois

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17 Andrew Johnson July 31, 1875 Andrew Johnson National Cemetery Greeneville, Tennessee

18 Ulysses S. Grant July 23, 1885 General Grant National Memorial New York, New York

Heavily illustrated and with contributions from historians Richard Norton Smith and Douglas Brinkley, Who's Buried in Grant's Tomb? is about the presidents' lives as much as it is about their final resting places. The book's collection of the presidents' last words, from Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "I have a terrific headache" to John Adams's "Thomas Jefferson still survives" offers a poignant and sometimes humorous look at the last moments of the great men. This is a great way to encounter the presidents, from the great ones to the near-forgottens. Who's Buried in Grant's Tomb? belongs in the glove box of every traveler and the bedside table of every fan of the American presidency and American history. Click the image to order your copy and learn more about burial sites of United States Presidents. — Heavily illustrated and with contributions from historians Richard Norton Smith and Douglas Brinkley, Who’s Buried in Grant’s Tomb? is about the presidents’ lives as much as it is about their final resting places. Who’s Buried in Grant’s Tomb? belongs in the glove box of every traveler and the bedside table of every fan of the American presidency and American history. **CLICK HERE** or the image to order your copy.

19 Rutherford B. Hayes January 17, 1893 Spiegel Grove Fremont, Ohio

20 James A. Garfield September 19, 1881 James A. Garfield Memorial, Lake View Cemetery Cleveland, Ohio

21 Chester A. Arthur November 18, 1886 Albany Rural Cemetery Menands New York

22/24 Grover Cleveland June 24, 1908 Princeton Cemetery Princeton, New Jersey

23 Benjamin Harrison March 13, 1901 Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis, Indiana

25 William McKinley September 14, 1901 McKinley National Memorial Canton, Ohio

26 Theodore Roosevelt January 6, 1919 Youngs Memorial Cemetery Oyster Bay, New York

27 William Howard Taft March 8, 1930 Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia

28 Woodrow Wilson February 3, 1924 Washington National Cathedral Washington District of Columbia

29 Warren G. Harding August 2, 1923 Harding Tomb Marion, Ohio

30 Calvin Coolidge January 5, 1933 Plymouth Notch Cemetery Plymouth Notch, Vermont

31 Herbert Hoover October 20, 1964 Hoover Presidential Library West Branch, Iowa

32 Franklin D. Roosevelt April 12, 1945 Springwood Hyde Park, New York

33 Harry S. Truman December 26, 1972 Truman Presidential Library Independence, Missouri

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34 Dwight D. Eisenhower March 28, 1969 Eisenhower Presidential Center Abilene, Kansas

35 John F. Kennedy November 22, 1963 Kennedy Gravesite Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia

36 Lyndon B. Johnson January 22, 1973 Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park Stonewall, Texas

37 Richard Nixon April 22, 1994 Nixon Presidential Library Yorba Linda, California

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38 Gerald Ford December 26, 2006 Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum Grand Rapids, Michigan

39 Jimmy Carter

40 Ronald Reagan June 5, 2004 Reagan Presidential Library Simi Valley, California

41 George H. W. Bush November 30, 2018 George Bush Presidential Library College Station, Texas

42 Bill Clinton

43 George W. Bush

44 Barrack Obama

45 Donald Trump

46 Joe Biden

Thank you for taking this tour of the burial sites of United States Presidents. While these are the most famous men in our countries history, why not take a tour of those who have been forgotten. In Charnel Cemetery in DeLand, FL, you can learn about a cemetery for those who were indigent at death yet were still provided with a proper burial.

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