Iowa Veterans Cemetery

GPS Coordinates: 41.545127, -93.949103
County: Dallas
Record count: 6,801

Ownership: Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs

Directions: Located along the east side of Veterans Memorial Drive (County Rd R16) right at the intersection with Interstate 80.

Background: The Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA) began fundraising for the cemetery on Veterans Day 2004 with the sale of Bronze and Silver Iowa Veteran Commemorative Medals. In 2005, Iowa’s legislature gave IDVA the authority to “establish and operate” a state veterans cemetery. Early the following year, two donors contributed land parcels totaling 100 acres for that purpose. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Veterans Day 2006. Construction began in late July 2007. The cemetery was dedicated on July 3, 2008.

Burial Records

• Veterans Affairs Database, by Interment.net, April 17, 2025, (6,801 records)

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