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George Washington is entombed next to his wife Martha in the family mausoleum at Mount Vernon, Virginia. Many former US presidents chose to be buried alongside their wives and other family members.
The final resting place of John Adams is the United First Parish Church in Quincy, Massachusetts.
The grave of Thomas Jefferson is set in the grounds of his estate, Monticello, in Charlottesville, Virginia.
James Madison's gravesite is located at Montpelier, the Madison family estate in Orange County, Virginia.
The historic rural cemetery of Hollywood in Richmond, Virginia, is where James Monroe is buried. His monumental tomb is pictured here in 1905.
Like his father, John Quincy Adams is also entombed in the United First Parish Church in Quincy, Massachusetts. In fact, four members of the Adams family are interred in a crypt beneath the church.
The Hermitage in Nashville, Tennessee, serves as the final resting place of Andrew Jackson.
Martin Van Buren is buried in Kinderhook Reformed Church Cemetery, in New York. Pictured is Lindenwald, Van Buren's family home in Columbia County, New York.
Keeping James Monroe company in Richmond's Hollywood Cemetery is John Tyler.
The tomb of James K. Polk is located in the grounds of the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville.
Zachary Taylor's gravesite is found within the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky. Those buried at the national cemetery served in at least one of these wars: the Spanish–American War, First World War, Second World War, Korean War, Vietnam War, and Gulf War.
Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, New York, is where Millard Fillmore is buried.
The gravesite of Franklin Pierce is found in Old North Cemetery in Concord, New Hampshire.
The Lincoln Tomb serves as the final resting place of Abraham Lincoln. It's set within Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois.
The Andrew Johnson National Cemetery encloses the gravesite of Andrew Johnson, and more than 2,000 additional graves.
The tomb of Ulysses S. Grant lies under a classical domed mausoleum within the General Grant National Memorial in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City.
The tomb of Rutherford B. Hayes is located at Spiegel Grove in Fremont, Ohio. Spiegel Grove served as the Hayes family home.
James A. Garfield is entombed in the James A. Garfield Memorial, located in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.
Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands, New York, is the final resting place of Chester A. Arthur.
Princeton Cemetery, located in Princeton, New Jersey, is where Grover Cleveland is buried.
Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana, contains the gravesite of Benjamin Harrison. Another famous internee is gangster John Dillinger.
William McKinley's final resting place is the McKinley National Memorial in Canton, Ohio.
A simple headstone in the small cemetery at Oyster Bay, New York, marks the grave of Theodore Roosevelt.
The gravesite of William Howard Taft is located in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Taft is one of two US presidents interred at Arlington, the other being John F. Kennedy.
Woodrow Wilson's tomb is set within Washington National Cathedral, in Washington, D.C. Wilson is the only American president to be buried in the District of Columbia.
Warren G. Harding is interred within the Harding Tomb in Marion, Ohio. Also known as the Harding Memorial, it was the last of the elaborate presidential tombs.
Plymouth Notch Cemetery in Vermont is the final resting place of Calvin Coolidge.
The gravesite of Herbert Hoover is set within the grounds of the Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West Branch, Iowa.
Franklin D. Roosevelt is buried on the grounds of Springwood in Hyde Park, New York. Springwood was the birthplace and lifelong home of FDR.
Harry S. Truman's final resting place is found within the grounds of the Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri.
The tomb of Dwight D. Eisenhower is set within the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home in Abilene, Kansas.
The John F. Kennedy gravesite in Virginia's Arlington National Cemetery is one of the most frequently visited sites in the cemetery. The grave is marked with an "eternal flame."
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park serves as the final resting place of Lyndon B. Johnson. The park is situated in Stonewall, Texas.
Richard Nixon's gravesite is set within the grounds of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California.
Grand Rapids in Michigan is where you'll find the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, and Gerald Ford's gravesite.
The burial place of Ronald Reagan is situated within the grounds of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.
George H.W. Bush is buried within the grounds of the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in College Station, Texas.
Sources: (The History List)
The tomb of William Henry Harrison is found in North Bend, Ohio. In keeping with many final resting places of US presidents, the site also serves as a memorial.
James Buchanan is buried in Woodward Hill Cemetery in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Woodward Hill is a historic rural or garden cemetery.
The gravesites of 39 US presidents are spread across the length of breadth of the country they served, in 23 states and the District of Columbia. They range from simple headstones to elaborate tombs. Many are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Other more contemporary burial sites are set within the grounds of presidential libraries and museums. But where exactly are these final resting places located?
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Where are the final resting places of US presidents?
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The gravesites of 39 US presidents are spread across the length of breadth of the country they served, in 23 states and the District of Columbia. They range from simple headstones to elaborate tombs. Many are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Other more contemporary burial sites are set within the grounds of presidential libraries and museums. But where exactly are these final resting places located?
Click through and pay your respects to the deceased presidents of the United States.