Kentucky's State Veterans Cemeteries
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Open, Under Construction and Planned |
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The first of these cemeteries, Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West, Hopkinsville, Kentucky opened in March 2004 and has interred more than 750 veterans and dependents, including 10 active-duty soldiers.
In June 2007, KDVA opened Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central near Fort Knox (Hardin County.) As of January 18, 2008, it had interred 300 veterans and dependents.
In 2007, KDVA began construction on Kentucky Veterans Cemetery North in Williamstown (Grant county). We anticipate opening that cemetery in the summer of 2008.
KDVA is currently planning cemeteries in Greenup County in Northeastern Kentucky and Leslie County in Southeastern Kentucky. See map below.
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State Cemetery Map |
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National Veterans Cemeteries with space remaining in Kentucky are clustered in the central part of the state, at Camp Nelson, Lebanon and Mills Springs. To meet the federal mandate of veterans cemeteries within a 75-mile radius of all veterans, Kentucky determined it needed state veterans cemeteries in the western, northern, northeastern and southeastern parts of the state.
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Qualifications and Services |
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Qualifications
Interment in a state veteran's cemetery is based on military service. The eligibility criteria is the same criteria for burial in VA national cemeteries. KDVA staff will direct requests for interment to staff at the cemetery where burial is sought.
Services
Total interment services include:
- Furnishing grave or columbarium space
- Opening and closing the grave
- Providing the interment site with perpetual care
- Supplying a suitable marker or headstone
NOTE on markers and headstones: Although the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs offers flat marble or bronze markers in addition to upright bronze and marble headstones, KDVA permits only upright marble headstones and marble columbarium niche markers at our state cemeteries.
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Memorial Bricks |
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MEMORIAL BRICKS FOR VETERANS CEMETERY
Honor and Memorialize Veterans With a Permanent Contribution
Click here for more information [PDF 166K]
Click here for a Memorial Brick Order Form [PDF 115K]
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