About Little Rock National Cemetery
Little Rock National Cemetery is a national cemetery near Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas. It lies about 2.4 mi northwest of Little Rock. The grounds sit at about 262 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 13 notable people buried here, including Maurice Britt, Art Porter, Sr. and Earl Smith. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 52578. The nearest other listed cemetery is Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, about 0.2 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Brown Funeral Home in Little Rock, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 84 cemeteries we list in Pulaski County, and 39 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 3 of the 84 listings in Pulaski County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Little Rock. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Little Rock National Cemetery
Among them: 3 World War II veterans, 2 baseball players, 2 Civil War veterans, 1 actor, 1 football player, 1 Korean War veteran, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 musician.
- Maurice Britt1919-1995United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Art Porter, Sr.1934-1993American musician
- Earl Smith1897-1963American baseball player
- Carl Hinkle1917-1992American football player
- Lefty Guise1908-1968American Major League Baseball player
- Hudson J. Glover1837-1916American farmer
- Simon Haley1892-1973Agriculture professor
- Isaac Taylor Gillam1839-1904American politician
- James Guy Tucker Sr.1894-1964
- Johnnie Monk1917-1965U.S. Army service member, 370th Infantry Battalion Honor Guard
- Lucille Babcock1921-1993Actress
- Stewart Keeling Prosser1925-1976Arkansas politician
Show all 13 notable burials
- W. W. Carloss1833-1900American politician and Civil War veteran
People whose Wikidata entry gives Little Rock 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 Little Rock 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.
Nearby cemeteries
- Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery ParkLittle Rock, ARCemetery0.2 mi
- Fraternal CemeteryLittle Rock, ARCemetery0.3 mi
- Mount Holly CemeteryLittle Rock, ARCemetery1.5 mi
- Roselawn CemeteryLittle Rock, ARCemetery2.7 mi
- Calvary CemeteryLittle Rock, ARCemetery2.9 mi
- Pine Grove CemeteryLittle Rock, ARCemetery3.5 mi
- Sweet Home Community CemeteryLittle Rock, ARCemetery3.8 mi
- Primrose Church CemeteryLittle Rock, ARChurch cemetery4.8 mi
- Elmlawn CemeteryLittle Rock, ARCemetery4.8 mi
- Edgewood CemeteryNorth Little Rock, ARCemetery4.9 mi
Funeral homes near Little Rock National Cemetery
- Brown Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Little Rock · (501) 377-1817
- Gillespie Brothers Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Little Rock · (501) 376-7892
- Walton Gateway Funeral Chapel1.3 miFuneral chapel · Little Rock · (501) 376-7188
- Premier Funeral Home Little Rock1.7 miFuneral home · Little Rock · (501) 376-4800
- Ruffin and Jarrett Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Little Rock · (501) 372-1305
- Arkansas Central Mortuary Service1.8 miMortuary · Little Rock · (501) 221-3711
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
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