Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in Saint Louis, Missouri

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery is a national cemetery in Saint Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri. It was established in 1866. It is operated by Department of Veteran's Affairs. It carries a heritage listing (NRHP 98000840). The grounds sit at about 463 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 51 notable people buried here, including Frank Borghi, Dennis Edwards and Johnnie Johnson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 758166. The nearest other listed cemetery is Trinity Cemetery, about 1.7 mi to the north. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Cypress Pointe Cremation in St. Louis, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 104 cemeteries we list in St. Louis County, and 58 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. It is the oldest recorded cemetery in St. Louis County. 12 of the 104 listings in St. Louis County have a phone number or website on record.

Among them: 12 World War II veterans, 7 baseball players, 6 Medal of Honor recipients, 5 musicians, 4 Civil War veterans, 3 writers, 2 World War I veterans, 1 actor.

• Frank Borghi1925-2015
  American soccer player
• Dennis Edwards1943-2018
  American singer
• Johnnie Johnson1924-2005
  American musician
• Henry Townsend1909-2006
  American musician
• Jack Buck1924-2002
  American sportscaster
• William Jay Smith1918-2015
  American writer, translator, editor
• Al Ferrari1933-2016
  American basketball player
• Thomas Meehan III1921-1944
  US Army officer
• Clayton Love1927-2010
  American pianist
• Ralph Cheli1919-1944
  United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipient
• Elizabeth Seifert1897-1983
  American writer
• Hughie Miller1886-1945
  American baseball player

People whose Wikidata entry gives Jefferson Barracks 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.

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.

• Trinity Cemetery

  Lemay, MO
  Cemetery

  1.7 mi
• Odd Fellows Cemetery

  Lemay, MO
  Cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Park Lawn Cemetery

  Lemay, MO
  Cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Cemetery of Bosnian Islamic Center of St Louis

  Lemay, MO
  Muslim cemetery

  1.9 mi
• New Saint Johns Cemetery

  Mehlville, MO
  Cemetery

  2.2 mi
• Mount Hope Cemetery

  Lemay, MO
  Cemetery

  2.4 mi
• Oakdale Cemetery

  Lemay, MO
  Cemetery

  2.4 mi
• Mount Olive Cemetery

  Lemay, MO
  Cemetery

  2.5 mi
• Saint Paul Cemetery

  Oakville, MO
  Cemetery

  2.7 mi
• Saint Johns Evangelical United Church of Christ Cemetery

  Mehlville, MO
  Church cemetery

  2.8 mi

• Cypress Pointe Cremation

  Cremation provider · St. Louis · (314) 894-4443
  1.1 mi
• Fey Funeral Home

  Funeral home · St. Louis · (314) 892-5691
  2.0 mi
• Hoffmeister South County Chapel

  Funeral home · St. Louis · (314) 544-7100
  2.2 mi
• Gateway Mortuary Service

  Mortuary · St. Louis · (314) 638-2580
  2.2 mi
• Mount Hope Cemetery Mausoleum & Crematory Co

  Cremation provider · St. Louis · (314) 544-2000
  2.3 mi
• John L. Ziegenhein and Sons Funeral Homes South County Chapel

  Funeral home · St. Louis · (314) 894-8444
  3.1 mi

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