The beauty and uniqueness of Crown Hill Cemetery is evident to families who visit our beautiful grounds each year. Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and is the third largest non-government cemetery in the country. Crown Hill Cemetery was dedicated on June 1, 1864. The first burial took place on June 2, 1864 for a young mother named Lucy Ann Seaton, who died of consumption. Within the cemetery you will find our beautiful Community Mausoleum complete with a magnificent Peace Chapel, our Garden Mausoleums, and our newly constructed Pine Mausoleum. Two of our most beautiful structures are the Waiting Station and the Gothic Chapel, both of which were built in the late 1800's. On the cemetery grounds you will find a National Cemetery dedicated to those who served our country, there is also a Confederate lot on the cemetery's south grounds. With over 555 acres and 25 miles of paved road, Crown Hill is the final resting-place to over 185,000 citizens. One of the most historically significant sites in Indiana, Crown Hill is the burial site of such famous people as: President Benjamin Harrison, Colonel Eli Lilly, 11 Indiana Governors, 1 Kentucky Governor, 14 Indiana Mayors, 13 Civil War Generals, poet James Whitcomb Riley, author Booth Tarkington, automobile manufacturer Frederick Duesenberg, and the infamous bank robber John Dillinger. While on the grounds of Crown Hill you are likely to come across our population of animals including deer, opossums, ground hogs, foxes, birds, rabbits and squirrels. Amidst the natural setting at the cemetery you will find over 150 various trees and plant life.