Danville National Cemetery

GPS Coordinates: 40.127045, -87.581910
County: Vermilion
Record count: 13,128

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

Directions: Located just outside the city limits of Danville on the east side, it is located adjacent to the VA medical clinic. Take US-136 east, turn right at Nebraska St (unmarked road), follow this to the cemetery entrance.

Background: Danville National Cemetery, located in Vermilion County, Illinois, was established in 1898 on land once inhabited by Native American tribes and later settled due to its rich natural resources. Although Danville saw no Civil War combat, many local men served, and those who returned often required care. In response, Congress authorized the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in 1897, and a cemetery was designated the following year. The current cemetery site was laid out in 1901, with earlier burials reinterred there. Originally managed by the Soldiers Home, it became part of the Veterans Administration in 1930 and was incorporated into the National Cemetery System in 1973. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

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• Veterans Affairs Database, compiled by Interment.net, April 17, 2025, (13,128 records)