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Idaho State Veterans Cemetery. / 43.69694°N 116.30611°W / 43.69694; -116.30611. The Idaho State Veterans Cemetery is a 76.5-acre (31.0 ha) military cemetery in Boise, Idaho. It opened in 2004, making Idaho the last state to build a veterans cemetery.
The United States National Cemetery System is a system of 164 cemeteries in the United States and its territories. The authority to create military burial places came during the American Civil War, in an act passed by the U.S. Congress on July 17, 1862. [1] By the end of 1862, 12 national cemeteries had been established. [2]
United States. Black Hills National Cemetery, originally named Fort Meade National Cemetery, is a United States National Cemetery near Sturgis, South Dakota. Named after the nearby Black Hills, over 29,000 interments of military veterans and their family members have taken place since its founding in 1948.
September 6, 2016. Santa Fe National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in the city of Santa Fe, in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. It encompasses 84.3 acres (34.1 ha), and as of 2021, had 68,000 interments. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it is one of two national cemeteries in New Mexico (the other ...
At opening, the cemetery estimated it would receive 270 burials per year. [4] It is the first state-owned and federally-funded veterans cemetery in South Dakota. Veterans can be interred at no cost [5] and have the choice between a typical grave or interment in a columbarium. [1] Spouses or dependents of veterans can also be interred for a fee. [6]
Find a Grave. Mountain Home National Cemetery. Mountain Home National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located at Mountain Home, within Johnson City in Washington County, Tennessee. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 99.7 acres (40.3 ha), and as of 2018, had over 17,000 interments.
Coordinates: 33°41′45″N 112°01′07″W. Entrance of the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona. National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, also known as Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery, is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona. It encompasses 225 acres (91 ha), and as of the end of ...
Florida National Cemetery. Florida National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located near the city of Bushnell in Sumter County, Florida. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs it encompasses 512.9 acres (207.6 ha) and began interments in 1988. It is now one of the busiest cemeteries in the United States.