Congressional Cemetery - 1801 E St Southeast
- For information, contact Congressional Cemetery at 1801 East St SE - Washington, DC 20003, or by calling (202) 543-0539.
- This cemetery was founded in 1817 as the cemetery for Christ Church,but became known as Congressional Cemetery because of the number of politicians buried here.
- Notable people buried here include: Matthew Brady - Civil War photographer; Elbridge Gerry (7/17/1744 - 11/23/1814) - He signed the Declaration of Independence, was a member of the US House of Representatives,a negotiator in the XYZ Affair, Governor ofMassachusetts, and eventually Vice President of the United States under James Madison; J Edgar Hoover (1/1/1895 - 5/1/1972); Belva Lockwood - suffragist; Pushmataha - Choctaw chief; John Philip Sousa - composer; Taza - son of Cochise, Apache chief.
- Online information is available at The Historic Congressional Cemetery.
DC Jail and Asylum
- This cemetery is located at 19th and Independence Avenue Southeast.
Ft Lincoln Cemetery - 3201 Bladensburg Road
Mt Olivet Cemetery - 1300 Bladensburg Road Northeast
- For information, contact Mt Olivet Cemetery at 1300 Bladensburg Rd NE - Washington, DC, or by calling (202) 399-3000.
- Notable people buried here include: Joseph McKenna - US Supreme Court Justice and Henry Wirz - US Captain/Major.
Oak Hill Cemetery
- Notable people buried here include Edwin M Stanton, US Secretary of War.
Rock Creek Cemetery
- This cemetery, the oldest in the district since being established in 1719, is located at the junction of Rock Creek Church Rd & Webster St NW.
- For information, contact Rock Creek Cemetery by calling (202) 829-0558.
- Notable people buried here include:Cleveland Abbe - the first weather forecaster;
Henry Adams - writer;
Emile Berliner (5/20/1851 - 8/3/1929) - He invented a carbon microphone transmitter which became part of the first Bell telephones, as well as a gramophone which used a flat, rather than a cylindrical, disk. He first registered the painting of Nipper, who is portrayed listening to "His Master's Voice," as a trademark in the United States; it is still used in one form or another by RCA;
Charles Corby - the inventor of Wonderbread;
John Marshall Harlan - US Supreme Court Justice;
Charles Jenkins - television pioneer;
Upton Sinclair - author, Noble Prize winner;
Harlan Fiske Stone - US Supreme Court Justice; and
Willis Van Devanter - US Supreme Court Justice.
Soldier's Home National Cemetery - 21 Harewood Road Northwest
- For information, contact Soldier's Home National Cemetery at 21 HarewoodRd NW - Washington, DC 20011.
- Notable people buried here include John A Logan, Major General and founderof Memorial Day.
Washington Cathedral
- The Cathedral is located at Wisconsin Avenue & Woodley Road.
- For information, contact Washington Cathedral by calling (202) 537-6200.
- Notable people buried here include: George Dewey; Cordell Hull - US Secretary of State; Helen Keller (6/27/1880 - 6/1/1968); Anne Sullivan Macy - Helen Keller's teacher; and Woodrow Wilson (12/28/1856 - 2/3/1924) - 28th President of the United States and winner of the1919 Nobel Peace Prize.