Cemetery #205850
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
Also known as Jefferson Barracks Cemetery (Military)
0
documented records
≈ 28k–55k
approx. capacity (graves)
1.38 km²
cemetery area · 341.9 acres
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery is an American military cemetery in St. Louis County, Missouri, on the banks of the Mississippi. Burials began in 1827, and it was formally established as a national cemetery in 1866, making it one of the oldest sites of the National Cemetery Administration.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 38.500108° N, 90.287485° W Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Jefferson Barracks Cemetery 150 m away · Lemay
- Odd Fellows Cemetery, Lemay 2.6 km away · Lemay
- School Sisters of Notre Dame Motherhouse Cemetery 2.7 km away · Lemay
- Saint Trinity Cemetery 2.7 km away · Lemay
- Bosnian Cemetery Broadway, Bosansko mezarje Broadway 2.7 km away · Ivory
- Park Lawn Cemetery, Lemay 2.8 km away · Lemay
- Mount Hope Cemetery 3.6 km away · Lemay
- New Saint John Cemetery 3.7 km away · Mehlville
- Oakdale Cemetery 3.8 km away · Lemay
- Mount Olive Catholic Cemetery 4.0 km away · Lemay
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How big is Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery?
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery covers about 138 hectares (342 acres), a little smaller than Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx. It is the 2nd largest of the 5,368 cemeteries we list in Missouri.