United States National Cemetery System

The United States National Cemetery System is a system of 173 military 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. By the end of 1862, 12 national cemeteries had been established. Two of the nation's most iconic military cemeteries, Arlington National Cemetery which is under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army, and Gettysburg National Cemetery, under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, were established in 1864 and 1863, respectively.

National Cemetery Administration The National Cemetery Administration of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) maintains 157 national cemeteries as well as the Nationwide Gravesite Locator, which can be used to find burial locations of American military Veterans through their searchable website. The Department of the Army maintains two national cemeteries, Arlington National Cemetery and United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery. The National Park Service (NPS) maintains 14 national cemeteries associated with historic sites and battlefields.

The American Battle Monuments Commission, an independent agency of the executive branch, established by Congress in 1923, maintains 26 American military cemeteries and other memorials outside the United States.

History Twelve national cemeteries were established in 1862. A total of 34 were established during the Civil War from 1861 to 1865. Additional cemeteries were set up after the United States Civil War by Edmund Burke Whitman. Congress passed additional laws to establish and protect national cemeteries in 1867.Chap. LXI. 14 Stat. 399 from "A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U. S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774–1875". Library of Congress, Law Library of Congress. Retrieved April 25, 2012. The National Cemetery Administration lists a total of 73 Civil War-Era National Cemeteries from 1861 to 1868.

Final military honors are provided for qualified Veterans by volunteer veteran or National Guard details known as Memorial Honor Details (MHD), upon application by family members through their choice of mortuary handling the deceased.

List of United States national cemeteries Cemetery City State Agency Founded Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Elwood Illinois VA1999 Acadia National Cemetery Jonesboro Maine VA2020 Alabama National Cemetery Montevallo Alabama VA2009 Alexandria National Cemetery (Louisiana) Pineville Louisiana VA1867 Alexandria National Cemetery (Virginia) Alexandria Virginia VA1862 Alton National Cemetery Alton Illinois VA1948 Andersonville National Cemetery Andersonville Georgia NPS1865 Andrew Johnson National Cemetery Greeneville Tennessee NPS1906 Annapolis National Cemetery Annapolis Maryland VA1862 Antietam National Cemetery Sharpsburg Maryland NPS1865 Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Virginia Army1864 Bakersfield National Cemetery Bakersfield California VA2009 Ball's Bluff National Cemetery Leesburg Virginia VA1865 Baltimore National Cemetery Baltimore Maryland VA1936 Barrancas National Cemetery Pensacola Florida VA1868 Bath National Cemetery Bath New York VA1879 Baton Rouge National Cemetery Baton Rouge Louisiana VA1867 Battleground National Cemetery Washington D.C. NPS1864 Bay Pines National Cemetery Bay Pines Florida VA1933 Beaufort National Cemetery Beaufort South Carolina VA1863 Beverly National Cemetery Beverly New Jersey VA1864 Biloxi National Cemetery Biloxi Mississippi VA1934 Black Hills National Cemetery Sturgis South Dakota VA1948 Calverton National Cemetery Calverton New York VA1976 Camp Butler National Cemetery Springfield Illinois VA1862 Camp Nelson National Cemetery Nicholasville Kentucky VA1866 Cape Canaveral National CemeteryScottsmoorFloridaVA2015 Cave Hill National Cemetery Louisville Kentucky VA1863 Chalmette National Cemetery Chalmette Louisiana NPS1864 Chattanooga National Cemetery Chattanooga Tennessee VA1863Cheyenne National CemeteryCheyenneWyomingVA2020 City Point National Cemetery Hopewell Virginia VA1866 Cold Harbor National Cemetery Mechanicsville Virginia VA1866 Corinth National Cemetery Corinth Mississippi VA1866 Crown Hill National Cemetery Indianapolis Indiana VA1866 Culpeper National Cemetery Culpeper Virginia VA1867 Custer National Cemetery Crow Agency Montana NPS1879 Cypress Hills National Cemetery Brooklyn New York VA1862 Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery Dallas Texas VA2000 Danville National Cemetery (Illinois) Danville Illinois VA1898 Danville National Cemetery (Kentucky) Danville Kentucky VA1862 Danville National Cemetery (Virginia) Danville Virginia VA1867 Dayton National Cemetery Dayton Ohio VA1867 Eagle Point National Cemetery Eagle Point Oregon VA1952Fargo National CemeteryHarwoodNorth DakotaVA2019 Fayetteville National Cemetery Fayetteville Arkansas VA1867 Finn's Point National Cemetery Salem New Jersey VA1875 Florence National Cemetery Florence South Carolina VA1865 Florida National Cemetery Bushnell Florida VA1987 Fort Bayard National Cemetery Bayard New Mexico VA1922 Fort Bliss National Cemetery Fort Bliss Texas VA1939 Fort Custer National Cemetery Augusta Michigan VA1982 Fort Donelson National Cemetery Dover Tennessee NPS1867 Fort Gibson National Cemetery Fort Gibson Oklahoma VA1868 Fort Harrison National Cemetery Richmond Virginia VA1866 Fort Jackson National CemeteryColumbiaSouth CarolinaVA2009 Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery Fort Leavenworth Kansas VA1862 Fort Logan National Cemetery Denver Colorado VA1950 Fort Lyon National Cemetery Las Animas Colorado VA1867 Fort McPherson National Cemetery Maxwell Nebraska VA1873 Fort Meade National Cemetery Sturgis South Dakota VA1878 Fort Mitchell National Cemetery Fort Mitchell Alabama VA1987 Fort Richardson National Cemetery Fort Richardson Alaska VA1984 Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery San Diego California VA1934 Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio Texas VA1937 Fort Scott National Cemetery Fort Scott Kansas VA1862Fort Sheridan National CemeteryFort SheridanIllinoisVA2019 Fort Sill National Cemetery Elgin Oklahoma VA2001 Fort Smith National Cemetery Fort Smith Arkansas VA1867 Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis Minnesota VA1939Fort Stevens National CemeteryHammondOregonVA2020 Fredericksburg National Cemetery Fredericksburg Virginia NPS1865 Georgia National Cemetery Canton Georgia VA2006 Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery Schuylerville New York VA1999 Gettysburg National Cemetery Gettysburg Pennsylvania NPS1863 Glendale National Cemetery Richmond Virginia VA1866 Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno California VA1938 Grafton National Cemetery Grafton West Virginia VA1867 Great Lakes National Cemetery Holly Michigan VA2005 Hampton National Cemetery Hampton Virginia VA1866 Hampton VAMC National Cemetery Hampton Virginia VA1898 Hot Springs National Cemetery Hot Springs South Dakota VA1930 Houston National Cemetery Houston Texas VA1963 Indiantown Gap National Cemetery Annville Pennsylvania VA1976 Jacksonville National Cemetery Jacksonville Florida VA2009 Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery St. Louis Missouri VA1863 Jefferson City National Cemetery Jefferson City Missouri VA1867 Keokuk National Cemetery Keokuk Iowa VA1862 Kerrville National Cemetery Kerrville Texas VA1943 Knoxville National Cemetery Knoxville Tennessee VA1863 Leavenworth National Cemetery Leavenworth Kansas VA1930 Lebanon National Cemetery Lebanon Kentucky VA1867 Lexington National Cemetery Lexington Kentucky VA1863 Little Rock National Cemetery Little Rock Arkansas VA1868 Long Island National Cemetery Farmingdale New York VA1936 Los Angeles National Cemetery Los Angeles California VA1930 Loudon Park National Cemetery Baltimore Maryland VA1862Louisiana National CemeteryZacharyLouisianaVA2012 Marietta National Cemetery Marietta Georgia VA1866 Marion National Cemetery Marion Indiana VA1930 Massachusetts National Cemetery Bourne Massachusetts VA1976 Memphis National Cemetery Memphis Tennessee VA1867 Mill Springs National Cemetery Nancy Kentucky VA1862 Miramar National Cemetery San Diego California VA2010 Mobile National Cemetery Mobile Alabama VA1865 Morovis National Cemetery Morovis Puerto Rico VA2020 Mound City National Cemetery Mound City Illinois VA1864 Mountain Home National Cemetery Mountain Home Tennessee VA1903 Nashville National Cemetery Madison Tennessee VA1866 Natchez National Cemetery Natchez Mississippi VA1866 National Cemetery of the Alleghenies Cecil Township Pennsylvania VA2005 National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona Phoenix Arizona VA1989 National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Honolulu Hawaii VA1948 New Albany National Cemetery New Albany Indiana VA1862 New Bern National Cemetery New Bern North Carolina VA1867 Northwoods National Cemetery Harshaw Wisconsin VA2020 Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery Rittman Ohio VA2000 Omaha National Cemetery Omaha Nebraska VA2016 Philadelphia National Cemetery Philadelphia Pennsylvania VA1885Pikes Peak National CemeteryColorado SpringsColoradoVA2018 Poplar Grove National Cemetery Petersburg Virginia NPS1866 Port Hudson National Cemetery Zachary Louisiana VA1866 Prescott National Cemetery Prescott Arizona VA1931 Puerto Rico National Cemetery Bayamón Puerto Rico VA1948 Quantico National Cemetery Triangle Virginia VA1977 Quincy National Cemetery Quincy Illinois VA1899 Raleigh National Cemetery Raleigh North Carolina VA1865 Richmond National Cemetery Richmond Virginia VA1866 Riverside National Cemetery Riverside California VA1976 Rock Island National Cemetery Rock Island Illinois VA1863 Roseburg National Cemetery Roseburg Oregon VA1932 Sacramento Valley National Cemetery Dixon California VA2006 Salisbury National Cemetery Salisbury North Carolina VA1865 San Antonio National Cemetery San Antonio Texas VA1867 San Francisco National Cemetery San Francisco California VA1884 San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery Gustine California VA1992 Santa Fe National Cemetery Santa Fe New Mexico VA1875 Sarasota National Cemetery Sarasota Florida VA2009 Seven Pines National Cemetery Sandston Virginia VA1866 Shiloh National Cemetery Shiloh Tennessee NPS1867 Sitka National Cemetery Sitka Alaska VA1924Snake River Canyon National CemeteryBuhlIdahoVA2020 South Florida National Cemetery Lake Worth Beach Florida VA2007 Springfield National Cemetery Springfield Missouri VA1867 Saint Augustine National Cemetery St. Augustine Florida VA1881 Staunton National Cemetery Staunton Virginia VA1866 Stones River National Cemetery Murfreesboro Tennessee NPS1864 Tahoma National Cemetery Kent Washington VA1997 Tallahassee National Cemetery Tallahassee Florida VA2015 Togus National Cemetery Chelsea Maine VA1936 US Soldiers' & Airmen's Home National Cemetery Washington D.C. Army1862Vancouver Barracks National CemeteryVancouverWashingtonVA2020 Vicksburg National Cemetery Vicksburg Mississippi NPS1866 Washington Crossing National Cemetery Newtown Pennsylvania VA2009 Western New York National Cemetery Pembroke New York VA2020 West Virginia National Cemetery Grafton West Virginia VA1987 Willamette National Cemetery Portland Oregon VA1950 Wilmington National Cemetery Wilmington North Carolina VA1867 Winchester National Cemetery Winchester Virginia VA1866 Wood National Cemetery Milwaukee Wisconsin VA1871 Woodlawn National Cemetery Elmira New York VA1874 Yellowstone National Cemetery Laurel Montana VA2014 Yorktown National Cemetery Yorktown Virginia NPS1866 Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville Kentucky VA1928