West Point Cemetery

West Point Cemetery is a national or military cemetery in Orange County, United States. It was established in 1817. Wikidata records 302 notable interments here, including George Armstrong Custer, Ed White, Norman Schwarzkopf Jr..

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Notable interments

302 notable figures are documented here in Wikidata, each with a Wikipedia article and recorded burial place. The 25 most widely covered are listed below. Browse all 302, or take the JSON record.

• George Armstrong Custer (1839–1876), military officer, soldier
• Ed White (1930–1967), astronaut, military officer, test pilot
• Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (1934–2012), army officer
• William Westmoreland (1914–2005), politician, army officer
• Winfield Scott (1786–1866), politician, admiral, military officer
• Joseph Stilwell (1883–1946), military personnel, basketball coach
• Glenda Farrell (1904–1971), actor, stage actor, television actor
• James M. Gavin (1907–1990), military officer, diplomat
• Lucius D. Clay (1897–1978), military personnel, politician, military officer
• Robert Anderson (1805–1871), major general, military officer
• Robert Anderson (1805–1871), major general, military officer
• Edward S. Holden (1846–1914), astronomer, librarian, university teacher
• John Eisenhower (1922–2013), writer, diplomat, biographer
• Mickey Marcus (1901–1948), lawyer, military personnel, colonel
• John Buford (1826–1863), military officer
• George Washington Goethals (1858–1928), engineer, military officer, civil engineer
• Alexander M. Patch (1889–1945), military officer
• John Taliaferro Thompson (1860–1940), military personnel, inventor
• Susan Warner (1819–1885), writer, children's writer, novelist
• Isaac Newton Lewis (1858–1931), engineer, inventor
• Benjamin A. Gilman (1922–2016), lawyer, politician
• Francis Honeycutt (1883–1940), military officer, fencer
• Norman Cota (1893–1971), military personnel
• Wesley Merritt (1836–1910), politician, military officer
• Anna Bartlett Warner (1827–1915), writer, poet, short story writer

Common questions

Where is West Point Cemetery?

West Point Cemetery is in Orange County, United States, at coordinates 41.3989, -73.9672.

When was West Point Cemetery established?

West Point Cemetery was established in 1817, according to Wikidata.

Who is buried at West Point Cemetery?

Wikidata documents 302 notable interments at West Point Cemetery, including George Armstrong Custer, Ed White, Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., William Westmoreland, Winfield Scott.

Records and sources

• Wikidata: Q2687434 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
• Wikipedia article
• Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)