List of African American cemeteries

The list of African American cemeteries includes both active and historic sites. The list is for notable African American cemeteries, and is not an attempt to list all the African American cemeteries in the United States. The listed may include large cemeteries that contain only portions of an African American burials, and former plantations and/or houses with African American cemeteries.

Alabama

Forks of Cypress Cemetery near Florence, Alabama; NRHP-listed
Glenwood Cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama
Mount Nebo Cemetery near Carlton, Alabama; contains Isaac Nettles Gravestones; NRHP-listed

Arkansas

Bean Cemetery in Lincoln, Arkansas
Belding-Gaines Cemetery in Garland County, Arkansas; NRHP-listed
Bold Pilgrim Cemetery near Morrilton, Arkansas; NRHP-listed
Forrest City Cemetery in Forrest City, Arkansas; NRHP-listed
Hampton Springs Cemetery near Carthage, Arkansas; NRHP-listed
Harden Family Cemetery near Jennie, Arkansas; NRHP-listed
Mount Olive-Bedford Chapel Cemetery near Mount Vernon, Arkansas; NRHP-listed
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Lake Village, Arkansas; NRHP-listed
Oakland-Fraternal Cemetery in Little Rock, Arkansas; NRHP-listed
Scott Bond Family Plot in Madison, Arkansas; NRHP-listed
Scott Cemetery in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas; NRHP-listed

Connecticut

Judea Cemetery in Washington, Connecticut
Old Center Burying Yard in West Hartford, Connecticut; NRHP-listed

Delaware

Mount Olive Cemetery in Wilmington, Delaware

Florida

African Cemetery at Higgs Beach in Key West, Florida
Evergreen Cemetery in Bartow, Florida
Evergreen Memorial Cemetery in Miami, Floria
Greenwood Cemetery in Tallahassee, Florida
Lincoln Memorial Park in Miami, Floria
North Greenwood Cemetery in Clearwater, Florida
North Woodlawn Cemetery in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Tiger Flowers Cemetery in Lakeland, Florida
Tolomato Cemetery in St. Augustine, Florida
Westview Community Cemetery in Pompano Beach, Florida

Georgia (state)

Basket Creek Cemetery near Douglasville, Georgia
Behavior Cemetery near Hog Hammock, Georgia
Black Pioneers Cemetery, Euharlee in Euharlee, Georgia
Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery in Athens, Georgia
Jackson Street Cemetery in Athens, Georgia
Lott Cemetery in Waycross, Georgia
Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, Georgia
South-View Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia
Utoy Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia

Illinois

African American Cemetery in New Philadelphia, Illinois
Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois
Lincoln Cemetery in Blue Island, Illinois
Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois

Iowa

South Jordan Cemetery near Moorhead, Iowa; NRHP-listed

Kentucky

African Cemetery No. 2 in Lexington, Kentucky

Louisiana

Freedmen's Cemetery in Chalmette, Louisiana
Girod Street Cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana
St. Augustine Catholic Church and Cemetery in Natchez, Louisiana
Saint Louis Cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana
Shrewsbury (Camp Parapet) Cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana

Maryland

Laboring Sons Memorial Grounds in Frederick, Maryland
Laurel Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery in Suitland, Maryland
Mount Auburn Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland
Mount Gilboa Chapel in Oella, Maryland; around 24 graves
Watkins Slave Cemetery in Davidsonville, Maryland

Massachusetts

Copp's Hill Burying Ground in Boston, Massachusetts
Prince Hall Mystic Cemetery in Arlington, Massachusetts
Rumney Marsh Burying Ground in Revere, Massachusetts

Michigan

Morgan West Wheatland Cemetery in Wheatland Township, Michigan

Mississippi

Beulah Cemetery in Vicksburg, Mississippi
Mount Olive Cemetery in Jackson, Mississippi
Odd Fellows Cemetery in Starkville, Mississippi
Sandfield Cemetery in Columbus, Mississippi

Missouri

Berry Cemetery near Ash Grove, Missouri
Columbia Cemetery in Columbia, Missouri
Father Dickson Cemetery in Crestwood, Missouri
Greenwood Cemetery in Hillsdale, Missouri
Quinette Cemetery in Kirkwood, Missouri
Sappington Cemetery State Historic Site in Saline County, Missouri
Washington Park Cemetery in Berkeley, Missouri

New Hampshire

Portsmouth African Burying Ground in Portsmouth, New Hampshire; now a memorial park

New Jersey

Gethsemane Cemetery in Little Ferry, New Jersey; NRHP-listed
Lamington Black Cemetery in Lamington, New Jersey; part of the Lamington Historic District
Mount Zion Cemetery in Woolwich Township, New Jersey; NRHP-listed and NJRHP-listed

New York (state)

North Carolina

Ohio

African Jackson Cemetery in Miami County, Ohio; NRHP-listed
Hillsboro Cemetery in Hillsboro, Ohio
Union Baptist Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio; NRHP-listed
United American Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio

Oklahoma

Gower Cemetery in Edmond, Oklahoma; NRHP-listed
St. Paul Baptist Church and Cemetery near Meeker, Oklahoma; NRHP-listed

Oregon

Mt. Union Cemetery in Philomath, Oregon

Pennsylvania

Bethel Burial Ground in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; NRHP-listed
Eden Cemetery in Collingdale, Pennsylvania
Lebanon Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lincoln Cemetery in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Little Jerusalem AME Church in Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania; NRHP-listed, contains a civil war-era cemetery
Slate Hill Cemetery in Lower Makefield Township, Pennsylvania; NRHP-listed

Rhode Island

Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island; NRHP-listed

South Carolina

Aiken Colored Cemetery in Aiken, South Carolina
Anson Street African Burial Ground in Charleston, South Carolina
Darlington Memorial Cemetery in Darlington, South Carolina; NRHP-listed
King Cemetery near Adams Run, South Carolina; NRHP-listed
Old Pilgrim Baptist Church Cemetery and Kilgore Family Cemetery near Five Forks, South Carolina; NRHP-listed
Orangeburg City Cemetery in Orangeburg, South Carolina; NRHP-listed
Randolph Cemetery in Columbia, South Carolina; NRHP-listed
Remley Point Cemetery in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina; NRHP-listed
Richland Cemetery in Greenville, South Carolina; NRHP-listed

Tennessee

Evergreen Cemetery in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Freedmen's Mission Historic Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee; on the campus of Knoxville College
Greenwood Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee
Mount Ararat Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville City Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee; NRHP-listed
Oakland Cemetery in Trenton, Tennessee; NRHP-listed
Rest Hill Cemetery in Lebanon, Tennessee; NRHP-listed
Toussaint L'Ouverture County Cemetery in Franklin, Tennessee; NRHP-listed

Texas

Freedman's Cemetery in Dallas, Texas
Greenwood Cemetery in Waco, Texas
Humble Negro Cemetery in Humble, Texas
Olivewood Cemetery in Houston, Texas
Round Rock Cemetery in Round Rock, Texas

Virginia

African American Burial Ground in Ashburn, Virginia
Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia
Barton Heights Cemeteries in Richmond, Virginia; NRHP-listed and VLR-listed, six contiguous historic African-American cemeteries
Blandford Cemetery in Petersburg, Virginia; NRHP-listed and VLR-listed
Daughters of Zion Cemetery in Charlottesville, Virginia; NRHP-listed and VLR-listed
East End Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia
Evergreen Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia
Hickory Hill Slave and African American Cemetery in Ashland, Virginia; NRHP-listed and VLR-listed, former plantation site
Hunting Quarter near Sussex Court House, Virginia; NRHP-listed and VLR-listed, former plantation site
Laurel Grove Colored School and Church in Franconia, Virginia; former African American church with cemetery
Monticello Cemetery near Charlottesville, Virginia; NRHP-listed, NHL-listed, and VLR-listed, former plantation site
Mount Vernon near Alexandria, Virginia; NRHP-listed, NHL-listed, and VLR-listed, former plantation site
Newtown Cemetery in Harrisonburg, Virginia; NRHP-listed
Old City Cemetery in Lynchburg, Virginia; NRHP-listed and VLR-listed
People's Memorial Cemetery in Petersburg, Virginia; NRHP-listed and VLR-listed
Reynolds Homestead in Critz, Virginia; NRHP-listed, NHL-listed, and VLR-listed, former plantation site
Roseville Plantation in Aylett, Virginia; NRHP-listed and VLR-listed, former plantation site
Sharswood Plantation in Gretna, Virginia; former plantation site
Shockoe Bottom African Burial Ground in Richmond, Virginia
Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground in Richmond, Virginia
Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District in Richmond, Virginia; NRHP-listed and VLR-listed
The Richmond Baptist Church and Burying Ground in Richmond, Virginia
West Point Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia
Woodland Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia

Washington, D.C.

West Virginia

Bethel Memorial Park Cemetery in Huntington, West Virginia; NRHP-listed
James W. Hoge House in Winfield, West Virginia; NRHP-listed, former house
Mount Pisgah Benevolence Cemetery in Romney, West Virginia
Wright-Hunter Cemetery in Beckley, West Virginia; NRHP-listed, family burial ground

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