# Fitzgerald’s Rockville grave celebrates 130th birthday

> F. Scott Fitzgerald’s grave in Rockville draws fans for his 130th birthday anniversary
- Title: Fitzgerald’s Rockville grave celebrates 130th birthday
- Summary: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s grave in Rockville draws fans for his 130th birthday anniversary Fitzgerald’s grave in Rockville, Maryland, is a quiet site visited by…
- Keywords: f. scott fitzgerald, rockville, maryland, great gatsby, zelda fitzgerald, scottie, st. mary's catholic church, fitzgerald society, jazz age, burial, reburial, montgomery county
- Source: The Banner — https://thebanner.com/community/local-news/f-scott-fitzgerald-rockville-birthday-grave-OUSDVNTL6RFRHK5RLDCBVJMGI4
- Author: Jack Kiyonaga
- Published: 2026-09-20T09:30:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: f. scott fitzgerald, rockville, maryland, great gatsby, zelda fitzgerald, scottie, st. mary's catholic church, fitzgerald society, jazz age, burial, reburial, montgomery county
## Fitzgerald’s birthday grave
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s grave lies under an oak in Rockville’s Old St. Mary’s Catholic Church Cemetery.

> I wouldn’t mind a bit if Zelda and I could snuggle up under a stone in some old graveyard here.
## 130th birthday celebration
Fans visit Fitzgerald’s grave on his birthday, Sept. 24, leaving flowers and notes.
## Fitzgerald’s wish for burial
Fitzgerald wrote in 1936 he wanted to be buried with his wife in Baltimore.
## Family buried together
Zelda and their daughter Scottie are also buried at the same site.
## Rockville connection
Fitzgerald’s family farmed near Rockville and he visited the area multiple times.
## Reburial in 1975
Fitzgerald and Zelda were reburied in St. Mary’s Cemetery in 1975 after initial burial in Rockville.
## Grave marker
The grave features a stone with the last line from 'The Great Gatsby': 'So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.'

> So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
## Fitzgerald’s legacy
Fitzgerald’s grave attracts visitors for his birthday and literary events in Montgomery County.
## Key takeaway

Fitzgerald’s grave in Rockville, Maryland, is a quiet site visited by fans on his birthday