U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery in Naval Academy, Maryland

U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery is a military cemetery near Naval Academy, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Wikidata records 185 notable people buried here, including John McCain, Bill Anders and Bruce McCandless II. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Annes Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hardesty Funeral Home, P.a. in Annapolis, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 95 cemeteries we list in Anne Arundel County, and 41 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 3 of the 95 listings in Anne Arundel County have a phone number or website on record.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Naval Academy. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 64 World War II veterans, 28 World War I veterans, 17 Spanish-American War veterans, 15 Civil War veterans, 11 Medal of Honor recipients, 11 Vietnam War veterans, 9 Korean War veterans, 7 football players.

• John McCain1936-2018
  American politician
• Bill Anders1933-2024
  American astronaut and lunar explorer
• Bruce McCandless II1937-2017
  American astronaut
• William C. McCool1961-2003
  U.S. Navy Commander, NASA astronaut and the pilot of Space Shuttle Columbia which was destroyed during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere in 2003
• Ernest King1878-1956
  United States Navy admiral, Chief of Naval Operations
• James Stockdale1923-2005
  US Navy admiral and aviator
• Arleigh Burke1901-1996
  United States Navy admiral and Navy Cross recipient
• Elmo Zumwalt1920-2000
  United States Navy admiral
• Joseph Weber1919-2000
  American physicist
• Sherm Clark1899-1980
  American coxswain and Read Admiral of the United States Navy
• Stansfield Turner1923-2018
  United States Navy admiral, Director of Central Intelligence and President of the Naval War College
• James L. Holloway III1922-2019
  American admiral

People whose Wikidata entry gives U.S. Naval Academy 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.

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.

• Saint Annes Cemetery

  Annapolis, MD
  Cemetery

  0.5 mi
• Cedar Bluff Cemetery

  Annapolis, MD
  Cemetery

  0.6 mi
• Redemptorist Cemetery

  Annapolis, MD
  Cemetery

  0.9 mi
• Saint Mary's Cemetery

  Annapolis, MD
  Cemetery

  0.9 mi
• Annapolis National Cemetery

  Annapolis, MD
  National cemetery

  1.1 mi
• Brewer Hill Cemetery

  Annapolis, MD
  Cemetery

  1.1 mi
• Saint Marys Cemetery

  Annapolis, MD
  Cemetery

  1.2 mi
• Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery

  Parole, MD
  Memorial park

  2.2 mi
• Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery

  Parole, MD
  Cemetery

  2.3 mi
• John Wesley Annapolis Neck Cemetery

  Hillsmere Shores, MD
  Christian cemetery

  2.5 mi

• Hardesty Funeral Home, P.a.

  Funeral home · Annapolis · (410) 263-2222
  0.6 mi
• John M. Taylor Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Annapolis · (410) 263-4422
  0.8 mi
• Advent Funeral & Cremation Services

  Cremation provider · Annapolis · (410) 573-1486
  2.0 mi
• William Reese & Sons Mortuary

  Mortuary · Annapolis · (410) 268-6015
  2.1 mi
• J B Jenkins Funeral Homes

  Funeral home · Annapolis · (410) 280-5235
  2.2 mi
• Lasting Tributes Cremation & Funeral Care

  Cremation provider · Annapolis · (410) 897-4852
  2.6 mi

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