| Holmead's Burying Ground | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1794 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 38°54′55″N 77°02′37″W / 38.9153°N 77.0437°W |
| Type | secular and public; closed March 6, 1874 |
| Owned by | Holmead's: Anthony Holmead (1794 to 1820) Western Burial: City of Washington (1798 to 1820) Unified cemetery: City of Washington (1820 to 1885) |
| Size | 2.94 acres (11,900 m2) |
| No. of graves | about 10,000 |
| Find a Grave | Holmead's Burying Ground |
Holmead's Burying Ground, also known as Holmead's Cemetery and the Western Burial Ground, was a historic 2.94-acre (11,900 m2) cemetery located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in the United States. It was founded by Anthony Holmead in 1794 as a privately owned secular cemetery open to the public. The city of Washington, D.C., constructed the Western Burial Ground on the remainder of the city block in 1798, and the two burial grounds became synonymous. The city took ownership of the private Holmead cemetery in 1820. The unified cemetery went into steep decline around 1850, and it was closed on March 6, 1874. Removal of remains, most of which were reinterred at Graceland Cemetery or Rock Creek Cemetery, continued until 1885.