Rock Creek Cemetery is owned and operated as a Ministry of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Rock Creek Parish. As a traditional cemetery serving the Washington area since 1719, it has been described as Washington’s Most Beautiful Cemetery. Once a burial ground reserved only for parishioners of St. Paul’s, Rock Creek Cemetery has granted burial rights to the public since the early 19th century. Sections of the cemetery have been reserved for use by members of St. John’s Russian Orthodox Church and St. Nicholas Latvian Church. Members of the Diplomatic and Consular Officers Retired (DACOR) are also laid to rest here.

Rock Creek serves as the final resting place to some of Washington’s most notable residents including Abraham Baldwin (Signer of the U.S. Constitution), Montgomery Blair (Postmaster General in Lincoln’s Cabinet), Charles Corby (Baking Innovator "Wonderbread"), Julius Garfinckel (Founder, Garfinckel’s Department Store), Gilbert H. Grosvenor (Chairman, National Geographic Society), Patricia Roberts Harris (Secretary Health/Human Services in Carter’s Cabinet) Alice Roosevelt Longworth (President’s Daughter), George Washington Riggs (Founder of Riggs Bank), Harlon Fiske Stone (Chief Justice of the U.S.), and Sumner Welles (Under Secretary of State for FDR).

Rock Creek Cemetery also serves as a local resource of history and art, including notable sculptures such as the Adams Memorial by Augustus St. Gaudens.

Today Rock Creek Cemetery offers a wide selection of burial sites as well as granite, marble, and bronze memorials. Sales are by appointment only. Cemetery grounds are open to visitors daily. For an appointment or more information please call (202)829-0585.