The Key West Cemetery is a cemetery at the foot of Solares Hill on the island of Key West, Florida, United States. It is estimated that as many as 100,000 people are buried there, many more than the 30,000 residents who currently live on the island. It is in the northwest section of the Old Town area of the island. History In 1847 it was established at its current location after an 1846 hurricane washed dead bodies from the earlier cemetery out of the coastal sand dunes on Whitehead Point near the West Martello Towers. An African Memorial Cemetery was dedicated beside the West Martello Tower in 2009. Slaves, ill from the sea voyage to slavery in "The New World," were buried there prior to the US Civil War. In 2005, the cemetery was among those profiled in the PBS documentary A Cemetery Special. One headstone has a birthdate of 1792. Another records a death in 1843. Notable Grave Sites “Sloppy” Joe Russell (1889-1941) B.P. “Pearl” Roberts (1929-1979) - “I Told you I was Sick.” Gloria M. Russell (1926-2000) - “I’m just resting my eyes.” Miriam Albury (1882-1933) - Stuffed bunny on the grave for 14+ years Gallery References External links Aerial View from Google Maps Key West Cemetery map Cemetery Cemetery Cemetery Cemeteries in Florida Protected areas of Monroe County, Florida 1847 establishments in Florida Historic American Buildings Survey in Florida