Philadelphia National Cemetery

GPS Coordinates: 40.058698, -75.153212
County: Philadelphia
Record count: 12,988

Ownership: National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Directions: Located in the north part of the city, along the west side of Limekiln Pike, at the intersection with Haines St.

Background: Philadelphia National Cemetery was one of 14 national cemeteries established in 1862, and it was one of several established near large troop-recruitment and training areas. In its first year, the cemetery was composed of burial lots in seven different locations that were either donated to or purchased by the federal government. These were intended to be used specifically for soldiers who died in one of the many hospitals in the Philadelphia area. In 1885, the United States purchased a little over 13 acres from Henry J. and Susan B. Freeman to concentrate the scattered remains of soldiers into one geographic location. The remains were disinterred and consolidated at this location, occupied by Philadelphia National Cemetery today.

Burial Records

• View All Transcriptions Combined, 12,988 records
  • Unidentified Burials, by Interment.net, April 17, 2025, (271 records)
  • Veterans Affairs Database, by Interment.net, April 17, 2025, (12,717 records)

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