Cemetery #205907
Arlington National Cemetery
Also known as Section 59, Arlington · Section 60, Ft Myer · Justice Hill at Arlington Cemetery
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documented records
≈ 51k–100k
approx. capacity (graves)
2.57 km²
cemetery area · 636.2 acres
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington County, Virginia, is the largest cemetery in the United States National Cemetery System. It is the final resting place of more than 400,000 service members, veterans and their families.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 38.881960° N, 77.073696° W Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Columbia Gardens Cemetery 2.4 km away · Arlington County
- Georgetown University Jesuit Cemetery 2.9 km away · Washington
- Donaldson Family Graveyard 3.0 km away · Ballston - Virginia Square
- Georgetown Visitation Monastery Cemetery 3.1 km away · Washington
- Mt. Zion Cemetery 3.7 km away · Northwest Washington Washington
- Oak Hill Cemetery 3.8 km away · Washington DC
- Lomax Cemetery 3.9 km away · Arlington
- Holy Rood Cemetery 4.0 km away · Washington
- Mount Olivet Cemetery 4.1 km away · Arlington
- Southern-Shreve Family Graveyard 4.7 km away · Arlington
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How big is Arlington National Cemetery?
Arlington National Cemetery covers about 257 hectares (636 acres), about 1.5 times the size of Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn. It is the largest of the 5,447 cemeteries we list in Virginia.