Benicia Arsenal Post Cemetery

GPS Coordinates: 38.051356, -122.141992
County: Solano
Record count: 213

Ownership: National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Directions: Located within the southern portion of Benicia, the cemetery sits adjacent to the north side of I-780. The best way to get there is from Park Rd, into the parking lot of Amports Benicia Terminal, and park in that parking lot, then take a short walk to the cemetery.

Background: Benicia Army Cemetery was the post cemetery for the Benicia Barracks, which from 1849 to 1857 served as the Headquarters for the U.S. Army's Pacific Division. The cemetery contains 212 interments dating from 1849 to 1958. These interments include U.S. military personnel, civilians, unknowns, foreign personnel (German and Italian POW's) and three military service dogs. The cemetery is on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Benicia Arsenal-Benicia Barracks Historic District.

Burial Records

• Office of Army Cemeteries, by Interment.net, September 5, 2025, (213 records)

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