Houston National Cemetery in Houston, Texas

Houston National Cemetery is a national cemetery in Houston, Harris County, Texas. Wikidata records 28 notable people buried here, including Amos Milburn, Teala Loring and Lisa Gaye. The nearest other listed cemetery is Houston National Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Veterans Funeral Services in Houston, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 166 cemeteries we list in Harris County, and 35 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Harris County dates to 1871. 7 of the 166 listings in Harris County have a phone number or website on record.

Among them: 12 World War II veterans, 5 Medal of Honor recipients, 4 baseball players, 4 musicians, 3 actors, 3 aviators and astronauts, 2 Korean War veterans, 2 scientists.

• Amos Milburn1927-1980
  American rhythm and blues singer, and pianist
• Teala Loring1922-2007
  American actress
• Lisa Gaye1935-2016
  American actress, singer, and dancer
• Albert Thomas1898-1966
  American politician
• Brooks Benedict1896-1968
  American actor
• Kermit Beahan1918-1989
  Bombardier who dropped atomic bomb on Nagasaki
• Goree Carter1930-1990
  Singer
• J. L. Parks1927-2018
  American basketball player
• Willard Brown1915-1996
  American baseball player
• Raymond L. Knight1922-1945
  United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
• Clarence Sasser1947-2024
  American soldier
• Dan Bankhead1920-1976
  American baseball player

People whose Wikidata entry gives Houston 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.

• Houston National Cemetery

  Jersey Village, TX
  National cemetery

  0.3 mi
• Paradise North Cemetery

  Jersey Village, TX
  Cemetery

  2.9 mi
• Earthman Resthaven Cemetery

  13102 North Freeway, Houston, TX
  Cemetery

  2.9 mi
• Restlawn Cemetery

  Houston, TX
  Cemetery

  3.9 mi
• Cemetery Beautiful

  Houston, TX
  Cemetery

  3.9 mi
• Santa Teresa Cemetery

  912 Buschong Street, Houston, TX
  Cemetery

  4.5 mi
• Morales Cemetery

  14605 Luthe Road, Houston, TX
  Cemetery

  4.6 mi
• Saint Joseph Cemetery

  Houston, TX
  Cemetery

  5.2 mi
• Ehrhardt Cemetery

  Spring, TX
  Cemetery

  5.2 mi
• Aldine Cemetery

  Humble, TX
  Cemetery

  5.8 mi

• Veterans Funeral Services

  Funeral home · Houston · (281) 272-9900
  0.4 mi
• American Heritage Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Houston · (281) 445-0050
  0.6 mi
• Jones Family Mortuary, LLC

  Mortuary · Houston · (346) 808-0356
  1.0 mi
• Graceful Memorial Chapel

  Cremation provider · Houston · (281) 809-3485
  1.2 mi
• Isgh Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Houston · (281) 537-6100
  2.0 mi
• Earthman Resthaven Funeral Home and Cemetery

  Funeral home · Houston · (281) 443-0063
  2.9 mi

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