A visit to the Arlington National Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Arlington National Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Arlington National Cemetery (FG ID #49269)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Arlington National Cemetery ...
The Arlington National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Arlington.
The cemetery is located in Arlington County<2>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Ball - Carlin Family Graveyard
- Ball Family Graveyard
- The Ball Family Graveyard is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Family Graveyard
- Basil Halls Family Graveyard
- Berry - Whitehead Family Graveyard
- Birch - Campbell Graveyard
- Calloway UMC Cemetery
- Columbia Gardens Cemetery
- Corbett Family Graveyard
- Deuterman Family Graveyard
- Donaldson Family Graveyard
- Donaldson Family Graveyard
- Harrison Family Graveyard
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hicks Family Graveyard
- The Hicks Family Graveyard is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Family Graveyard
- Lomax Cemetery
- The Lomax Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax Cemetery
- Marcey Family Graveyard
- Mills Family Graveyard
- The Mills Family Graveyard is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Family Graveyard
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Pelham Family Cemetery
- The Pelham Family Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham Family Cemetery
- St. Charles School Cemetery
- Shelley Graveyard
- The Shelley Graveyard is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelley Graveyard
- Southern - Shreve Family Graveyard
- Wunder Family Graveyard
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 40 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Arlington National Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alexandria
- Arlandria
- Arlington Village
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Arlington
- Baileys Crossroads
- Belle Haven
- Brandon Village
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Brookmont
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Buckingham
- Burgundy Village
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
- Cherrydale
- Chevy Chase Section Three
- Chevy Chase Section Three is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Three
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Continue List (28 more) ...
- Chevy Chase Village
- Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
- Chinquapin Village
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Colonial Village
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Falls Church
- Forest Heights
- Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
- Garden City
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Hillcrest Heights
- Hillcrest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
- Huntington
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Jefferson Village
- Jefferson Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Jefferson
- Jefferson is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Lake Barcroft
- Lake Barcroft is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barcroft
- Langley
- Lincolnia
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Lyon Village
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Martin's Additions
- Martin's Additions is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin's Additions
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- McLean
- Oakcrest
- Offutt Village
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- Oxon Hill
- Penn Daw Village
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
- Riverwood
- Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Salona Village
- Salona Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
- Seven Corners
- Somerset
- Somerset is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Warwick Village
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- West Falls Church
- Williamsburg Village
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Arlington National Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Arlington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Arlington National Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Arlington
- McLean
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Arlington National Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Arlington County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Arlington National Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #49269
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1462551 (Arlington National Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1462551 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Arlington
- Est. Elev: 47 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Washington West
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Arlington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arlington National Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |