Alton National Cemetery

A small half-acre national cemetery in Alton, Illinois, with Civil War soldier burials, run under Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.

600 Pearl Street, Alton, IL 62002 · Alton, IL

About Alton National Cemetery

Alton National Cemetery sits on a half-acre plot in Alton, Madison County, Illinois. It began as a soldiers' lot inside the Alton City Cemetery, and the federal government acquired the land in 1940 after the Alton Cemetery Association donated it. Many Union soldiers who died at the Alton hospital or on passing steamboats are buried here. The cemetery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Visitation is allowed daily from dawn to dusk. It is closed to new interments, though burial space may occasionally open up, so families are advised to call the cemetery when a need arises.

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