National Cemetery Locations

On July 17, 1862, Congress enacted legislation that authorized the President to purchase "cemetery grounds" to be used as national cemeteries "for soldiers who shall have died in the service of the country." Fourteen cemeteries were established that first year, including one in the sleepy Maryland town of Sharpsburg where 4,476 Union soldiers were laid to rest after the one day of terrible slaughter that was the Battle of Antietam. (By way of comparison, approximately 3,000 Americans, British and Canadians died on June 6, 1944, in the invasion of Normandy).

More than 3 million Americans, including veterans of every war and conflict—from the Revolutionary War to the Gulf War—are honored by burial in VA's national cemeteries. Approximately 17,000 acres of land from Hawaii to Maine, and from Alaska to Puerto Rico are devoted to the memorialization of those who served this nation. More than 300 recipients of the Medal of Honor are buried in VA's national cemeteries.

Today, there are 141 national cemeteries in all. VA, through its National Cemetery Administration, administers 125 of them. Two national Cemeteries—Arlington and Soldiers Home—are still administered by the Army. Fourteen national cemeteries are maintained by the Department of the Interior.

• Fort Richardson National Cemetery
• Sitka National Cemetery

Arizona

• National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona
• Prescott National Cemetery

Arkansas

• Fayetteville National Cemetery
• Fort Smith National Cemetery
• Little Rock National Cemetery

California

• Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
• Golden Gate National Cemetery
• Los Angeles National Cemetery
• Riverside National Cemetery
• San Francisco National Cemetery
• San Joaquin National Cemetery

Colorado

• Fort Logan National Cemetery
• Fort Lyon National Cemetery

Florida

• Barrancas National Cemetery
• Bay Pines National Cemetery
• Florida National Cemetery
• St. Augustine National Cemetery

Georgia

• Marietta National Cemetery

Hawaii

• National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Illinois

• Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
• Alton National Cemetery
• Camp Butler National Cemetery
• Danville National Cemetery
• Mound City National Cemetery
• Quincy National Cemetery
• Rock Island National Cemetery

Indiana

• Crown Hill National Cemetery
• Marion National Cemetery
• New Albany National Cemetery

Iowa

• Keokuk National Cemetery

Kansas

• Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery
• Fort Scott National Cemetery
• Leavenworth National Cemetery

Kentucky

• Camp Nelson National Cemetery
• Cave Hill National Cemetery
• Danville National Cemetery
• Lebanon National Cemetery
• Lexington National Cemetery
• Mill Springs National Cemetery
• Zachary Taylor National Cemetery

Louisiana

• Alexandria National Cemetery
• Baton Rouge National Cemetery
• Port Hudson National Cemetery

Maine

• Togus National Cemetery

Maryland

• Annapolis National Cemetery
• Baltimore National Cemetery
• Loudon Park National Cemetery

Massachusetts

• Massachusetts National Cemetery

Michigan

• Fort Custer National Cemetery

Minnesota

• Fort Snelling National Cemetery

Mississippi

• Biloxi National Cemetery
• Corinth National Cemetery
• Natchez National Cemetery

Missouri

• Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
• Jefferson City National Cemetery
• Springfield National Cemetery

Nebraska

• Fort McPherson National Cemetery

New Jersey

• Beverly National Cemetery
• Finn's Point National Cemetery

New Mexico

• Fort Bayard National Cemetery
• Santa Fe National Cemetery

New York

• Bath National Cemetery
• Calverton National Cemetery
• Cypress Hills National Cemetery
• Long Island National Cemetery
• Saratoga National Cemetery
• Woodlawn National Cemetery

North Carolina

• New Bern National Cemetery
• Raleigh National Cemetery
• Salisbury National Cemetery
• Wilmington National Cemetery

Ohio

• Dayton National Cemetery
• Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery

Oklahoma

• Fort Gibson National Cemetery
• Fort Sill National Cemetery

Oregon

• Eagle Point National Cemetery
• Roseburg National Cemetery
• Willamette National Cemetery

Pennsylvania

• Indiantown Gap National Cemetery
• Philadelphia National Cemetery

South Carolina

• Beaufort National Cemetery
• Florence National Cemetery

South Dakota

• Black Hills National Cemetery
• Fort Meade National Cemetery
• Hot Springs National Cemetery

Tennessee

• Chattanooga National Cemetery
• Knoxville National Cemetery
• Memphis National Cemetery
• Mountain Home National Cemetery
• Nashville National Cemetery

Texas

• Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery
• Fort Bliss National Cemetery
• Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
• Houston National Cemetery
• Kerrville National Cemetery
• San Antonio National Cemetery

Virginia

• Alexandria National Cemetery
• Balls Bluff National Cemetery
• City Point National Cemetery
• Cold Harbor National Cemetery
• Culpeper National Cemetery
• Danville National Cemetery
• Fort Harrison National Cemetery
• Glendale National Cemetery
• Hampton National Cemetery
• Hampton National Cemetery, VAMC
• Quantico National Cemetery
• Richmond National Cemetery
• Seven Pines National Cemetery
• Staunton National Cemetery
• Winchester National Cemetery

Washington

• Tahoma National Cemetery

West Virginia

• Grafton National Cemetery
• West Virginia National Cemetery

Wisconsin

• Wood National Cemetery

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