Crown Hill Cemetery

The beauty and uniqueness of Crown Hill Cemetery is evident to families who visit our beautiful grounds each year. Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and is the third largest non-government cemetery in the country. Crown Hill Cemetery was dedicated on June 1, 1864. The first burial took place on June 2, 1864 for a young mother named Lucy Ann Seaton, who died of consumption. With over 555 acres and 25 miles of paved road, Crown Hill is the final resting-place to over 185,000 citizens. One of the most historically significant sites in Indiana, Crown Hill is the burial site of such famous people as: President Benjamin Harrison, Colonel Eli Lilly, 11 Indiana Governors, 1 Kentucky Governor, 14 Indiana Mayors, 13 Civil War Generals, poet James Whitcomb Riley, author Booth Tarkington, automobile manufacturer Frederick Duesenberg, and the infamous bank robber John Dillinger.

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