Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Washington

Tahoma National Cemetery is a national cemetery in Kent, King County, Washington. The grounds sit at about 512 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 23 notable people buried here, including Henry Proctor, Ann Carter and Bruce Bickford. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2701931. The nearest other listed cemetery is American Moslem Foundation House of Mercy, about 2.6 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Edline-Yahn & Covington Funeral Chapel in Kent, about 3.1 mi away. It is one of 65 cemeteries we list in King County, and 17 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in King County dates to 1986. 13 of the 65 listings in King County have a phone number or website on record.

Among them: 6 World War II veterans, 3 Medal of Honor recipients, 2 artists, 2 Vietnam War veterans, 1 actor, 1 aviator or astronaut, 1 basketball player, 1 business leader.

• Henry Proctor1929-2005
  American rower
• Ann Carter1936-2014
  American child actress
• Bruce Bickford1947-2019
  American animator
• Edward Nixon1930-2019
  American businessman
• Nathan Chapman1970-2002
  Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
• Wilburn K. Ross1922-2017
  United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
• Robert F. Burt1948-2014
  United States admiral
• Arvo Vikström1915-1999
  Finnish-American soldier
• Dexter J. Kerstetter1907-1972
  United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
• Edward Saylor1920-2015
  US Air Force officer and member of the Doolittle Raiders
• Elmer R. Tapper1929-2011
  American politician
• Howard S. McGee1915-2005
  United States general

People whose Wikidata entry gives Tahoma 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.

• American Moslem Foundation House of Mercy

  Covington, WA
  Muslim cemetery

  2.6 mi
• Meridian Cemetery

  Covington, WA
  Cemetery

  3.1 mi
• Suise Creek Cemetery

  Covington, WA
  Cemetery

  3.6 mi
• Hobart Maple Valley Cemetery

  Hobart, WA
  Cemetery

  4.4 mi
• Ravensdale Cemetery

  Ravensdale, WA
  Cemetery

  5.5 mi
• Hillcrest Burial Park

  1005 Reiten Road, Kent, WA
  Cemetery

  6.0 mi
• Saar Pioneer Cemetery

  Kent, WA
  Cemetery

  6.1 mi
• Black Diamond Cemetery

  24431 Morgan Street, Black Diamond, WA
  Cemetery

  6.6 mi
• Greenwood Memorial Park

  Renton, WA
  Memorial park

  7.5 mi
• Mount Olivet Cemetery

  Renton, WA
  Cemetery

  7.7 mi

• Edline-Yahn & Covington Funeral Chapel

  Funeral chapel · Kent · (253) 630-2736
  3.1 mi
• Cady Cremation and Funeral

  Cremation provider · Kent · (253) 872-8888
  6.3 mi
• Personal Alternative Funeral Services

  Funeral home · Kent · (253) 852-9600
  6.5 mi
• Washington Cremation Centers

  Cremation provider · Kent · (206) 818-1211
  6.5 mi
• Marlatt Funeral Home & Crematory

  Cremation provider · Kent · (253) 852-2620
  6.5 mi
• M B Daniel Mortuary Service

  Mortuary · Kent · (425) 276-5784
  6.5 mi

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