RICHARD NIXON: 1913-1994 : Presidential Burial Sites

There are 36 Presidents buried in 17 states and Washington, D.C. Richard Nixon is the only one buried in California. Although seven of them have presidential libraries, only five of them are buried there. A chronological review of Presidents, through Nixon, and particulars about their gravesites:

Number of Presidents Buried by State

More Presidents are buried in Virginia, New York and Ohio than any other state. A quick look at where presidents are buried, and how many there are, by state. California: 1 Texas: 1 Kansas: 1 Missouri: 1 Iowa: 1 Illinois: 1 Tennessee: 3 Kentucky: 1 Indiana: 1 Ohio: 5 Virginia: 6 Pennsylvania: 1 Washington, D.C.: 1 New York: 6 New Jersey: 1 Vermont: 2 New Hampshire: 1 Massachusetts: 2

1) George Washington (1789-1797); Federalist

Burial site: Mount Vernon, Va.

Did you know? Mount Vernon was his home before and after his presidency. He planted many of the trees on the grounds.

2) John Adams (1797-1801); Federalist

Burial site: First Unitarian Church in Quincy, Mass.

3) Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809); Democratic-Republican

Burial site: Monticello in Charlottesville, Va.

Did you know? Buried at his home, which he designed; construction included a revolving desk and a bed that opened into his bedroom or his study.

4) James Madison (1809-1817); Democratic-Republican

Burial site: Family plot in Montpelier, Vt.

4) James Monroe (1817-1825); Democratic-Republican

Burial site: Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Va.

6) John Quincy Adams (1825-1829); Democratic-Republican

Burial site: First Unitarian Church in Quincy, Mass.

7) Andrew Jackson (1829-1837); Democrat

Burial site: Hermitage in Nashville, Tenn.

7) Martin Van Buren (1837-1841); Democrat

Burial site: Kinderhook Cemetery in Kinderhook, N.Y.

9) William Henry Harrison (March, 1841-April, 1841); Whig

Burial site: William Henry Harrison Memorial State Park in North Bend, Ohio

10) John Tyler (1841-1845); Whig

Burial site: Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Va.

11) James K. Polk (1845-1849); Democrat

Burial site: Tennessee capitol, Nashville, Tenn.

12) Zachary Taylor (1849-1850); Whig

Burial site: National Cemetery in Louisville, Ky.

Did you know?: His remains were exhumed in 1991 to determine if he was assassinated by poisoning; coroner concluded he died of natural causes.

13) Millard Fillmore (1850-1853); Whig

Burial site: Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, N.Y.

14) Franklin Pierce (1853-1857); Democrat

Burial site: Old North Cemetery in Concord, N.H.

15) James Buchanan (1857-1861); Democrat

Burial site: Woodward Hill Cemetery in Lancaster, Pa.

16) Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865); Republican

Burial site: Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Ill.

Did you know? As Lincoln’s body was moved by train to Illinois, mourners reportedly lined the train track between Washington and Springfield. In the six years between his death and interment, the body was kept in two other places--a Springfield city vault and a temporary tomb. The Oak Ridge monument was half-finished when it was placed there.

17) Andrew Johnson (1865-1869); Democrat, nominated by Republicans

Burial site: Andrew Johnson Memorial Cemetery in Greeneville, Tenn.

Did you know? Only President to be impeached, he is buried wrapped in a U.S. flag with his head resting on his well-worn copy of the Constitution.

18) Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877); Republican

Burial site: Gen. Grant National Memorial in New York, N.Y.

Did you know?: The much-maligned tomb is frequently littered with trash and is the subject of the gag associated with the quiz show question: “Who’s buried in Grant’s Tomb?”

19) Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881); Republican

Burial site: Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center in Fremont, Ohio

20) James A. Garfield (March, 1881-September, 1881); Republican

Burial site: Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio

21) Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885); Republican

Burial site: Rural Cemetery in Albany, N.Y.

22 & 24) Grover Cleveland (1885-1889 and 1893-1897); Democrat

Burial site: Princeton Cemetery in Princeton, N.J.

23) Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893); Republican

Burial site: Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis

25) William McKinley (1897-1901); Republican

Burial site: McKinley Memorial in Canton, Ohio

26) Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909); Republican

Burial site: Youngs Memorial Cemetery in Oyster Bay, N.Y.

27) William H. Taft (1909-1913); Republican

Burial site: Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.

Did you know? Taft and John F. Kennedy are the only Presidents buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

28) Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921); Democrat

Burial site: Washington National Cathedral in Washington

Did you know? Wilson is the only President interred in the nation’s capital.

29) Warren G. Harding (1921-1923); Republican

Burial site: Hillside Cemetery in Marion, Ohio

30) Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929); Republican

Burial site: Plymouth Notch Cemetery in Plymouth, Vt.

31) Herbert C. Hoover (1929-1933); Republican

Burial site: Herbert Hoover Library in West Branch, Iowa

Did you know? Buried in a town his Quaker grandparents helped found, Hoover’s grave overlooks the small, clapboard house where he was born.

32) Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945); Democrat

Burial site: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library in Hyde Park, N.Y.

33) Harry S. Truman (1945-1953); Democrat

Burial site: Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Mo.

Did you know? Truman worked until 1966 in an office just a few yards from where he is buried. An early riser, he was known to answer the library phone himself if the staff had not yet arrived for work.

34) Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961); Republican

Burial site: Dwight D. Eisenhower Library in Abilene, Kan.

35) John F. Kennedy (1961-1963); Democrat

Burial site: Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.

Did you know? His grave is marked by an eternal flame lit by his widow, Jacqueline, at the close of his burial service. More than 4 million people visit the grave annually.

36) Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969); Democrat

Burial site: Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park in Stonewall, Tex.

Did you know? Buried in the Johnson Family cemetery on the LBJ Ranch in Stonewall, Tex. The ranch became a historical park in 1980.

Sources: World Almanac, World Book Encyclopedia, “Paths of Glory: Guide to Gravesites of Our Deceased American Presidents” and Times reports

Researched by APRIL JACKSON, JANICE L. JONES and CAROLINE LEMKE / Los Angeles Times