Bellevue Cemetery (Danville, Kentucky)

Bellevue Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Danville, Kentucky.[2] It was established in the 1840s and was originally named Danville City Cemetery.[3]

Bellevue Cemetery
Photo of Bellevue Cemetery Gates from the Historic American Landscapes Survey
Details
Established1849
Location
277 North First Street, Danville, Kentucky[1]
CountryUnited States
Coordinates37°39′08″N 84°46′07″W
TypePublic
Owned byCity of Danville, Kentucky
Find a GraveBellevue Cemetery

The Danville National Cemetery is located within Bellevue Cemetery.[1] The federal government purchased 18 lots within Bellevue Cemetery at the beginning of the American Civil War. The initial burials were Union soldiers who died at several Danville hospitals and subsequent burials included reinterments from other cemeteries.[3] In 1876, the half-acre, rectangular plot in the northwest corner[4] of Bellevue Cemetery was designated a national cemetery.[3]

A lot in Bellevue Cemetery adjacent to the national cemetery contains the burial of 66 Confederate soldiers.[3]

Bellevue Cemetery is managed by the City of Danville[2] and is open to new burials.[3]

Notable burials

References
  1. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Danville National Cemetery". United States Department of the Interior National Park Service. 1998-05-29.
  2. "Cemetery". www.danvilleky.org. City of Danville, KY. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  3. "Danville National Cemetery, KY". www.cem.va.gov. U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  4. Merritt, Lindsay (2011). Danville. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-7385-8767-7. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
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