National Memorial Park in West Falls Church, Virginia

National Memorial Park is a memorial park near West Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia. It lies about 1.2 mi southeast of West Falls Church. The grounds sit at about 381 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 29 notable people buried here, including Blossom Dearie, Jesse Walter Fewkes and Paul Siple. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1471338. The nearest other listed cemetery is King David Memorial Gardens, about 0.4 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is National Funeral Home & Memorial Park in Falls Church, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 131 cemeteries we list in Fairfax County, and 145 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Fairfax County dates to 1899. 5 of the 131 listings in Fairfax County have a phone number or website on record.

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

Among them: 6 writers, 4 US representatives, 3 football players, 3 journalists, 2 artists, 2 inventors and engineers, 2 World War II veterans, 1 business leader.

• Blossom Dearie1924-2009
  American jazz singer and pianist
• Jesse Walter Fewkes1850-1930
  American anthropologist
• Paul Siple1908-1968
  American explorer
• Harry R. Sheppard1885-1969
  American politician
• Will Rogers1898-1983
  Politician in Oklahoma
• Ali Akbar Tabatabaei1930-1980
  Iranian diplomat
• Kyle Rote1927-2002
  American football player
• Lyn Nofziger1924-2006
  Journalist, political consultant and author
• Philip Pitt Campbell1862-1941
  American politician
• Wayne Millner1913-1976
  American football player and coach
• Harry Allen Overstreet1875-1970
  American writer
• John Wesley De Kay1872-1938
  American entrepreneur and author

People whose Wikidata entry gives National Memorial Park 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.

• King David Memorial Gardens

  Idylwood, VA
  Memorial park

  0.4 mi
• Saint James Cemetery

  Falls Church, VA
  Catholic cemetery

  0.9 mi
• Saint James Catholic Church Cemetery

  Falls Church, VA
  Catholic cemetery

  0.9 mi
• Merrifield Cemetery

  Merrifield, VA
  Cemetery

  1.2 mi
• Galloway United Methodist Church Cemetery

  Falls Church, VA
  Methodist cemetery

  1.5 mi
• Falls Church Episcopal Church Cemetery

  Falls Church, VA
  Episcopal cemetery

  1.7 mi
• Second Baptist Church Cemetery

  Falls Church, VA
  Baptist cemetery

  1.7 mi
• Liberty Cemetery

  Woodburn, VA
  Baptist cemetery

  2.4 mi
• Oakwood Cemetery

  401 North Roosevelt Street, Falls Church, VA
  Cemetery

  2.5 mi
• Williams Family Cemetery

  Tysons, VA
  Family cemetery

  2.5 mi

• National Funeral Home & Memorial Park

  Funeral home · Falls Church · (703) 560-4400
  0.2 mi
• Advent Funeral & Cremation Services

  Cremation provider · Falls Church · (703) 239-4934
  1.1 mi
• Murphy Funeral Homes

  Funeral home · Falls Church · (703) 533-0341
  1.3 mi
• Carewell Cremations

  Funeral home · Fairfax · (571) 576-2243
  1.6 mi
• Everly Funeral Home & Cremation Service

  Funeral home · Falls Church · (703) 532-5161
  3.1 mi
• Money & King Funeral Home and Cremation Services

  Funeral home · Vienna · (703) 938-7440
  3.8 mi

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