The Paris Cemetery in Bourbon County, Kentucky was founded in 1847. When opened, many families re-interred their dead in the new cemetery. The cemetery includes the Bourbon County Confederate Monument and a gatehouse that are each listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Aside from the Confederate Monument, other war memorials in the cemetery honor those who fought in the Mexican-American War, World War II, Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
Notable people buried here are the following:
- William Stephen “Bill” Arnsparger. Professional Football Coach
- Virgil Munday Chapman, U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator
- Ezekiel Field Clay, Civil War Confederate Army Officer, Racehorse Breeder
- John Thomas Croxton, Civil War Union Brigadier General, U.S. Diplomat
- Garrett Davis, Civil War U.S. Senator, US Congressman
- John Fox, Jr., whose novel The Trail of the Lonesome Pine was the first work of American literature to sell over a million copies.
- Robert Trimble, U. S. Supreme Court Associate Justice
The nearby gatehouse is also on the National Register, placed there on November 24, 1978. The cemetery was founded in 1847, with the gatehouse finished in 1862 by architect John McMurtry.
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