Lexington National Cemetery
Lexington National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Lexington, Kentucky. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses less than 4,050 square meters, and as of 2014 had approximately 1,700 interments.Photo: Bedford, Public domain.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery for the war dead in Lexington, Kentucky
- Address: 833 West Main Street, Lexington, KY 40508
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include John Hunt Morgan Memorial and Ladies’ Confederate Memorial.
John Hunt Morgan Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
The John Hunt Morgan Memorial in Lexington, Kentucky, is a monument created during the Jim Crow era, as a tribute to Confederate General John Hunt Morgan, who was from Lexington and is buried in Lexington Cemetery. John Hunt Morgan Memorial is situated 330 feet north of Lexington National Cemetery.
Ladies’ Confederate Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Bedford, Public domain.
The Ladies' Confederate Memorial is an American Civil War monument erected in 1874 in Lexington Cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1997, as part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky MPS.
John C. Breckinridge Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Bedford, Public domain.
The John C. Breckinridge Memorial, originally on the courthouse lawn of Lexington, Kentucky, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1997, as part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky MPS. John C. Breckinridge Memorial is situated 750 feet east of Lexington National Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Speigle Heights and Woodward Heights.
Speigle Heights
Neighborhood
Speigle Heights is a neighborhood just northwest of downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States. It is sometimes referred to as Irishtown. Its boundaries are Manchester Street to the north, Pine Street to the east, High Street/Versailles Road to the south, and Forbes Road to the west.
Woodward Heights
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Woodward Heights is a neighborhood and historic district located immediately west of downtown Lexington, Kentucky. It is bounded by Maxwell Street and the Pleasant Green Hill neighborhood to the southwest, by the parking lot for Rupp Arena to the southeast, by the Lexington Convention Center property to the northeast, and by Herlihy, Cox, and High Streets to the north.
South Hill
Neighborhood
South Hill is a neighborhood and historic district located immediately south of downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are South Limestone Street to the east, Pine Street to the south, South Broadway to the west, and High Street to the north.
Lexington National Cemetery
- Categories: war cemetery, United States national cemetery, and burial
- Location: Fayette, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.05795° or 38° 3′ 29″ northLongitude
-84.51107° or 84° 30′ 40″ westElevation
961 feet (293 metres)Open location code
86CQ3F5Q+5HOpenStreetMap ID
way 1054216667OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Lexington National Cemetery” goes by many names.
- French: “cimetière national de Lexington”
- French: “Cimetière national de Lexington”
- German: “Nationalfriedhof von Lexington”
- Spanish: “Lexington National Cemetery”
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