Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis

Name: Bellefontaine Cemetery
Address: St. Louis, United States
Telephone: +1 314 381 0750

#51 among attractions in St. Louis

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Bellefontaine Cemetery is a nonprofit, non-denominational cemetery and arboretum in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1849 as a rural cemetery, Bellefontaine is home to a number of architecturally significant monuments and mausoleums such as the Louis Sullivan-designed Wainwright Tomb, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The cemetery contains 314 acres of land and over 87,000 graves, including those of William Clark, Adolphus Busch, Thomas Hart Benton, Rush Limbaugh, and William S. Burroughs. Many Union and Confederate soldiers from the American Civil War are buried at Bellefontaine, as well as numerous local and state politicians. ()

Established: 1849 (175 years ago)Graves: 87 thous.Coordinates: 38°41'30"N, 90°13'47"W

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North RiverfrontSt. Louis United States

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+1 314 381 0750

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Bellefontaine Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wainwright Tomb, O'Fallon Park, Calvary Cemetery, Penrose.

~1800 ftSE
Memorial, Art Nouveau architecture
Wainwright Tomb, St. Louis
9 min walk • The Wainwright Tomb is a mausoleum located in Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri. Originally constructed for Charlotte Dickson Wainwright in 1892, the tomb also contains the remains of her husband, Ellis Wainwright.
0.9 miSE
Park
O'Fallon Park, St. Louis
25 min walk • O'Fallon Park is a municipal park in St. Louis, Missouri, that opened in 1908.
1 miNW
Cemetery
Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis
25 min walk • Calvary Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery located in St. Louis, Missouri and operated by the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Founded in 1854, it is the second oldest cemetery in the Archdiocese.
1.1 miSW
Neighbourhood
Penrose, St. Louis
28 min walk • Penrose is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The Penrose neighborhood is split with half of it in the city's 21st Ward. and the other half in the city's 1st Ward.
1 miNE
Neighbourhood
North Riverfront, Granite City
27 min walk • North Riverfront is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The neighborhood is bounded by Adelaide St. on the south, the Mississippi River on the east, Maline Creek on the north, and Hall Street, Calvary Avenue, Bellefontaine Cemetery, and I-70 to the west.
1.2 miW
Neighbourhood
Walnut Park East, Ferguson
32 min walk • Walnut Park East is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Walnut Park East is one of several neighborhoods in northwest St. Louis.
0.7 miW
Neighbourhood
Mark Twain, St. Louis
18 min walk • Mark Twain is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. It is located between Interstate 70 and Bellefontaine Cemetery.