Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central
KDVA held the groundbreaking for Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central near Fort Knox on 18 November, 2005. We began construction in January 2006 and dedicated the cemetery on June 1, 2007.
As of January 18, 2008, KVCC had interred 300 veterans and their dependents.
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Description |
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Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central is located on 98 acres on Highway 31W south of Bullion Gate at Fort Knox. Construction includes a 3,600-square-foot administration building, a 4,400-square-foot maintenance building with service area, committal facility and a columbarium. It also has appropriate parking, road network, walking path and landscaping commensurate with the dignity and honor of a state veterans cemetery.
Construction and initial equipment for KVCC cost $8.95 million. The U.S. Department of the Army donated the land for the cemetery. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will reimburse the state for construction, and the state will pay the operating costs.
Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central
2501 North Dixie Boulevard
Radcliff, KY 40160
Phone: 270-351-5115
Fax: 270-351-5445
Email: kdva.kvcc@ky.gov
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Qualifications and Services |
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Qualifications
Burial 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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