Cave Hill was dedicated, as a non profit, perpetual care cemetery on July 25th, 1848. Today, Cave Hill is the resting place for well over 120,000 men, women, and children. The cemetery is laid out in 61 sections, with a a total area of 296 acres and over 16 miles of paved road.

The cemetery has a series of 5, spring fed lakes which attract a variety of ducks, geese and swans. Visitors enjoy watching and feeding the waterfowl, they are very friendly and meny of them can be feed from your hand.

Cave Hill contains one of the finest arboretums in the Louisville area with over 500 varieties of trees and shrubs found throughout the cemetery, with some 300 of them marked by small signs to add to the visitors knowledge and enjoyment.

Cave Hill National Cemetery is located in the northwest part of Cave Hill. This cemetery within a cemetery was purchased by the United States Government for burial of soldiers who died in hospitals in the Louisville area, during the Cival War. Today Cave Hill National Cemetery includes the remains of veterans of the Cival War, Spanish American War, World War 1, World War 2, Korean War, and the Vietnam War.