Place:Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States

833 W. Main Street
Lexington, Kentucky 40508
Phone: 859-255-5522

Office Hours are 8:00am - 4:00pm Monday-Friday and 8:00am - noon Saturday. The cemetery itself is open every day from 8:00am - 5:00pm

History

Incorporated in 1849, Lexington Cemetery was laid out as a natural landscape park. Both Confederate and Union soldiers are buried in this cemetery. Towering over Henry Clay's grave is a 120-foot monument surmounted by his statue. Other noted men, including James Lane Allen, John C. Breckinridge, John H. Morgan, interred here. (Source; Kentucky Historical Marker)

Also located within this cemetery is Lexington National Cemetery.

Resources

• Listings on FindAGrave.com
• Lexington Cemetery website