San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery
32053 West McCabe Rd., Santa Nella, CA, 95322
GPS Coordinates:
37.115625, -121.074652
County: Merced
Record count: 49,209
Ownership: National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Directions: Inside the village of Santa Nella, CA, exit Interstate 5 at State Route 33, and head north for about 3/4 mile. Turn west along McCabe Rd and follow it to the entrance of the cemetery.
Background: The creation of San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery is the sixth in the state and 114th in the National Cemetery Administration.
The Romero Ranch Company donated the land for the cemetery to the Department of Veterans Affairs on February 3, 1989. Construction of the 105-acre first phase began July 15, 1990. The water-pumping station on the California Aqueduct, the last element of construction, was completed in May 1992. The first phase yielded about 15,000 gravesites and 8,000 in-ground cremation sites.
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- Veterans Affairs Database, compiled by Interment.net, April 17, 2025, (49,209 records)
