Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery

GPS Coordinates: 39.720246, -78.636593
County: Allegany
Record count: 5,897

Ownership: Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families

Directions: Located along the east side of Pleasant Valley Rd, about 1,200 feet south of the Pennsylvania border, and about 2 miles north of Interstate 68.

Background: Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery is a 27-acre site located within the Rocky Gap State Park, just off Interstate 68 in Allegany County. Opened in June 1981, The Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery is approximately 5 miles east of Cumberland and is one of the most picturesque cemeteries given the backdrop of mountains. Approaching the cemetery, visitors are treated to views of both Lake Habeeb and Evitt’s Mountain.

Over 5,900 veterans and their eligible dependents are interred at the cemetery. Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery has approximately 4,000 available burial sites. Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient, Sergeant Robert W. Hartsock, is interred at this cemetery.

Documents

• 
  Cemetery Map, published by Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families

Burial Records

• Veterans Affairs Database, compiled by Interment.net, April 17, 2025, (5,897 records)

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