Soldiers Home Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Overview of Soldiers Home Cemetery

• Name:
  Soldiers Home Cemetery
• Also Known As:
  US Soldiers' & Airmen's Home National Cemetery
• Place Type:
  Cemetery
• Located In:
  Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  
• History (GNIS):
  established in 1861 when Commissioners at the Soldiers Home offered to the Secretary of War acres of land within the grounds, as a burial place for officers and men killed in the Battle of Bull Run which had occured days earlier
• Established:
  ?
• Condition:
  ?
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:38.944309038° 56' 39.5"N

  Longitude:-77.009131477° 00' 32.9"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Varnum 0.2 mi. E
  • Takoma Park (Montgomery County, Maryland) 2.3 mi. N
  • Mount Rainier (Prince George's County, Maryland) 2.4 mi. E
  • Brentwood (Prince George's County, Maryland) 2.8 mi. E
  • Washington 3.1 mi. S
  • North Brentwood (Prince George's County, Maryland) 3.1 mi. E
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Rock Creek 0.3 mi. NW
  • Glenwood 1.5 mi. S
  • Prospect Hill 1.7 mi. S
  • Saint Marys Catholic 1.7 mi. S
  • Harmony 1.8 mi. SE
  • Battleground National 2.1 mi. NW
  • Saint Johns 2.4 mi. SW
  • Mount Olivet 2.8 mi. SE
  • Eastern 3.2 mi. S
  • Fort Lincoln (Prince George's County, Maryland) 3.3 mi. E
  • Oak Hill 3.4 mi. SW
  • Holy Rood 3.8 mi. SW
• Elevation:
  88 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  949473417
• Updated Apr 19, 2020