About Sitka National Cemetery
Sitka National Cemetery is a national cemetery near Sitka, Sitka Cty&Bor, Alaska. The grounds sit at about 69 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 10 notable people buried here, including Charley Paddock, John Green Brady and Michael Silka. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2061977. The nearest other listed cemetery is Russian Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the west. It is one of 4 cemeteries we list in Sitka Cty&Bor, and 3 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Sitka. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Sitka National Cemetery
Among them: 2 business leaders, 1 actor, 1 artist, 1 governor, 1 World War I veteran, 1 World War II veteran.
- Charley Paddock1900-1943American athlete and Olympic gold medalist
- John Green Brady1847-1918American politician
- Michael Silka1958-1984American spree killer
- Edward DeGroff1860-1910Sitka merchant and photographer
- Montgomery P. Berry1824-1898American politician
- Richard I. Eliason1925-2011Politician, fisherman, pipe fitter
- Carroll Fader1923-2011American politician
- Edward Flynn1929-1994American politician in Alaska
- John O'Connell1909-1971American politician in Alaska
- Rocky Gutierrez1929-1995American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Sitka National Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
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What Sitka National Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
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