Frankfort Cemetery — Local services in Frankfort

Drove thru around noon on the Sat before Memorial day.. This place is HUGE.. but at the same time it is easy to navigate. I wish I had more time to spend here. Some people may not think visiting cemeteries is interesting or an attraction but especially one like this is. It is filled with so much history & art! It's like an outdoor history/art museum & botanical garden. There are a couple of Kentucky governors buried in the cemetery. Daniel & Rebecca Boone's burial site overlooking the River, the Kentucky capital buildings and Historic downtown Frankfort. Artist Paul Sawyer is resting here & there is a memorial for lost unborn children which i found interesting. I was amazed by the sheer size of some of the mighty oak and other variety of trees in the park. It would be interesting to find out how old some of them are.. cause yea they are the biggest in circumference that i have ever seen in person. The staff were busy getting the grounds ready for Memorial Day. But you could tell that the grounds & markers are maintained and nice all the time. I'm not sure how old this cemetery is or how far back the dates run but there are clearly several generations here... lots of stories.. There is a large variety of flowers & other plants planted throughout the grounds but what i really wished i could have spent more time doing was just looking at all of the amazing marble sculptures. The artistry, talent & skill not to mention hours of back breaking hard work it had to have taken to create those amazing monuments.. and there are sooo many here... so many I just couldn't stop & look at them like I wanted.. to appreciate them. I didn't even have time to drive thru the...

The cemetery is currently opened from 7:30 am to dark. There is a couple of Kentucky governors buried in the cemetery. Stop and see Daniel Boone and wife, Rebecca Boone's burial site. Enjoy the view of the Kentucky capitsl and downtown Frankfort from the Boone's burial site. After leaving burial site, stop and see burial site of artist Paul Sawyer on your way to the memorial of unborn children. On your way out of cemetery stop and see military monument in front part of cemetery. The cemetery is filled with peonies, roses and irises throughout, which are gorgeous to look at and smell when when...

You will come out humbled by the powerful display of patriotism and pride.

You will find tributes to War sacrifices ranging from 1812 to the present. Also you will find the grave of Daniel Boone and even a touching tribute to the unborn (it is the South, so I pay my respect).

I shed a tear.....the power of it escapes words. The cemetery overlooks the State Capitol and the Kentucky...