Kentucky Veterans Cemetery North
KDVA began construction on Kentucky Veterans Cemetery - North in Williamstown (Grant County) in March 2007. We anticipate completing construction and opening the cemetery in late summer 2008.
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Construction November 2007 |
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Description |
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Kentucky Veterans Cemetery North is located on 99 acres off I-75 at mile marker one hundred fifty-four (154) in Williamstown. Construction will include 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 KVCN will cost $8.2 million. The Grant County Industrial Authority donated the land. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will reimburse the state for construction, and the state will pay the operating costs.
Kentucky Veterans Cemetery North
205 Eibeck Lane
PO Box 467
Williamstown, KY 41097
(859) 823-0720
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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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