Kentucky Veterans Cemetery North
View a photo gallery of KVCN here.
Wreaths Across America
 Hundreds of volunteers placed more than 1,300 wreaths at Kentucky's three veterans cemeteries on Dec. 12 as part of the national Wreaths Across America ceremony. In Williamstown, volunteers collected donations to purchase almost 100 wreaths, and volunteers braved freezing temperatures in bright sunshine to place them on headstones.
 The ceremony was hosted by the Blue Star Mothers of America. There was a short service at the Committal shelter, followed by laying a Wreath at each Veteran's Grave Site.
Click here for more information about Wreaths Across America. 
Veterans Day Commemoration
11 a.m. Eastern Time, Wednesday, Nov. 11
The guest speaker was CSM (Ret) Charles Duffee. Members of the Grant County High School Jr. ROTC recited the prose poem "What Is A Veteran." Marty Pinkston gave the invocation and benediction, and the Grant County Veterans Honor Guard retired the national colors.
Blue Star Mothers of Kentucky dedicated their Memorial Stone during the ceremony.
Blue Star Mothers Memorial Marker
On November 11, 2009, Blue Star Mothers of America Inc., Northern Kentucky Chapter 5, formally dedicated the memorial stone they placed at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery North in August.
The 1,900-pound granite marker is KVCN's first memorial marker. The inscription reads:
"Dedicated in memory of those who gave all their tomorrows so that we could have our freedom today."
Memorial Day Service
Monday, May 25, 2009 1 p.m.
Guest Speaker: Major General Tonini, Adjutant General of the Kentucky National Guard
Click here to read and watch coverage of the ceremony by WCPO-TV, Cincinnati
Click here for story and pictures in the Grant County News
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Dedication |
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Now Open
Dedicated August 22, 2008
Read the Press Release
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Kentucky's Third and Newest State Veterans Cemetery |
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KDVA began construction on Kentucky Veterans Cemetery - North in Williamstown (Grant County) in March 2007, and opened in August 2008. As of March 2009, KVCN has interred more than 70 veterans and dependents.
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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. Phase One 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 KVCN cost $8.2 million. The Grant County Industrial Authority donated the land. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs reimbursed the state for construction, and the state pays the operating costs.
Kentucky Veterans Cemetery North
205 Eibeck Lane
Williamstown, KY 41097
Phone: 859-823-0720
Fax: 859-824-0324
Email: kdva.kvcn@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
- Furnishing an optional concrete grave liner for all casketed burials
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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