National Register of Historic Places

Taylor, Zachary, National Cemetery

St. Matthews, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Listed
November 3, 1983
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
83003733

About this property

Zachary Taylor National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located at 4701 Brownsboro Road (US-42), in Louisville, Kentucky. It is named for Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the United States, who is buried there with his wife, Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor. Zachary Taylor National Cemetery was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 3, 1983. As of 2014, the cemetery has over 14,000 interments and is one of seven national cemeteries in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and one of 112 in the United States. Those buried at the national cemetery served in six wars: Spanish–American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and the Persian Gulf War. The cemetery began as the Taylor family cemetery and holds the graves of the president's parents, Richard Taylor, a colonel in the American Revolutionary War, and Sarah Strother Taylor, and other family members.

Location

4701 Brownsboro Rd.
St. Matthews, Jefferson County, Kentucky
38.27833, -85.64085

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When was Taylor, Zachary, National Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Taylor, Zachary, National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 3, 1983.

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Taylor, Zachary, National Cemetery is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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