Alton National Cemetery

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Alton National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Alton, in Madison County, Illinois. It encompasses only half an acre plot of land, and as of the end of 2005, had 522 interments. It is maintained by the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Originally a military section of the Alton City Cemetery, and in use since 1870, the half acre lot was donated to the federal government in 1940. It was intended that the remains buried in the cemetery be moved to the Springfield National Cemetery, but public protest prevented it. It is the resting place of many Civil War Union soldiers.

In 2006, Alton announced the first of what is hoped to be an annual Memorial Day Sunset Ceremony at the cemetery that will include speeches by local elected officials, a performance by the Scott Air Force Base band, Pipes and Drums, and a VFW 21-gun salute.

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v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Illinois

County seat: Edwardsville

Cities	Alton \| Collinsville \| Edwardsville \| Granite City \| Highland \| Madison \| Troy \| Venice \| Wood River

Villages	Alhambra \| Bethalto \| East Alton \| Fairmont City \| Glen Carbon \| Godfrey \| Grantfork \| Hamel \| Hartford \| Livingston \| Marine \| Maryville \| New Douglas \| Pontoon Beach \| Roxana \| South Roxana \| St. Jacob \| Williamson \| Worden

Townships	Alhambra \| Alton \| Chouteau \| Collinsville \| Edwardsville \| Fort Russell \| Foster \| Godfrey \| Granite City \| Hamel \| Helvetia \| Jarvis \| Leef \| Marine \| Moro \| Nameoki \| New Douglas \| Olive \| Omphghent \| Pin Oak \| Saline \| St. Jacob \| Venice \| Wood River

Unincorporated communities	Cloverleaf \| Cottage \| Dorsey \| Dunlap Lake \| Eagle Park \| Glen \| Holiday Shores \| Kaufman \| Lumaghi Heights \| Mitchell \| Peters \| Prairietown \| Rosewood \| Rosewood Heights \| State Park Place