About Houston National Cemetery
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.
Notable people buried at Houston National Cemetery
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 Milburn1927-1980American rhythm and blues singer, and pianist
- Teala Loring1922-2007American actress
- Lisa Gaye1935-2016American actress, singer, and dancer
- Albert Thomas1898-1966American politician
- Brooks Benedict1896-1968American actor
- Kermit Beahan1918-1989Bombardier who dropped atomic bomb on Nagasaki
- Goree Carter1930-1990Singer
- J. L. Parks1927-2018American basketball player
- Willard Brown1915-1996American baseball player
- Raymond L. Knight1922-1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Clarence Sasser1947-2024American soldier
- Dan Bankhead1920-1976American baseball player
Show all 28 notable burials
- James H. Fields1920-1970United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Marcario Garcia1920-1972United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- David H. McNerney1931-2010United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Hal Epps1914-2004American baseball player
- Herman A. Barnett1926-1973American surgeon
- Walt Bond1937-1967American baseball player
- Gene Elston1922-2015American baseball player
- Marv Brown1930-2009American football player
- Paul Dorsey1902-1968United States Marine, photographer and photojournalist
- Herman Freudenberger1922-2017American economic historian
- Charles William Johnson1927-2013Band director and music educator
- Criss Cole1918-1985American judge and politician
- Lloyd Kenneth Williams1925-2001Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley 1956
- Nick H. Vaughan1923-2013Ph.D. Louisiana State University 1968
- Robert J. Hall1926-2018M.D.
- Theo Bush1933-2019American athletics competitor
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.
Map
29.93068, -95.44959
What Houston National Cemetery offers
- Accepting new burials Not available
- Cremation options Not available
- Cremation niches Not available
- Mausoleum Not available
- Columbarium Not available
- Chapel Not available
- Green burial Not available
- Veterans section Not available
- Office on site Not available
- Parking Not available
- Wheelchair accessible Yes
- Restrooms Not available
Nearby cemeteries
- Houston National CemeteryJersey Village, TXNational cemetery0.3 mi
- Paradise North CemeteryJersey Village, TXCemetery2.9 mi
- Earthman Resthaven Cemetery13102 North Freeway, Houston, TXCemetery2.9 mi
- Restlawn CemeteryHouston, TXCemetery3.9 mi
- Cemetery BeautifulHouston, TXCemetery3.9 mi
- Santa Teresa Cemetery912 Buschong Street, Houston, TXCemetery4.5 mi
- Morales Cemetery14605 Luthe Road, Houston, TXCemetery4.6 mi
- Saint Joseph CemeteryHouston, TXCemetery5.2 mi
- Ehrhardt CemeterySpring, TXCemetery5.2 mi
- Aldine CemeteryHumble, TXCemetery5.8 mi
Funeral homes near Houston National Cemetery
- Veterans Funeral Services0.4 miFuneral home · Houston · (281) 272-9900
- American Heritage Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Houston · (281) 445-0050
- Jones Family Mortuary, LLC1.0 miMortuary · Houston · (346) 808-0356
- Graceful Memorial Chapel1.2 miCremation provider · Houston · (281) 809-3485
- Isgh Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Houston · (281) 537-6100
- Earthman Resthaven Funeral Home and Cemetery2.9 miFuneral home · Houston · (281) 443-0063
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Houston National Cemetery located?
Houston National Cemetery is at 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77038 in Harris County. GPS coordinates: 29.93068, -95.44959.
Related guides
- What Is a Veterans Cemetery?National, state and post cemeteries explained, what they provide, and how they differ from a veterans section.
- How to Get a Veterans Headstone or MarkerFree VA headstones, niche markers and medallions: who qualifies, what the VA covers in national and private cemeteries, and how to apply.
- Who Qualifies for Burial in a National Cemetery?VA eligibility for veterans, service members, spouses and dependents, what is provided at no cost, and how to apply for pre-need eligibility.
- How Do You Find Where Someone Is Buried?A step-by-step method using death records, obituaries, funeral homes, cemetery offices and online indexes.