Eastern Shore Veterans Cemetery

GPS Coordinates: 38.675091, -75.897319
County: Dorchester
Record count: 6,950

Ownership: Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families

Directions: Located along the east side of E New Market Ellwood Rd (Highway 16), about 1.8 miles north of Waddell's Corner (intersection of the same road and Waddell's Corner Rd (Highway 331)).

Background: Eastern Shore Veterans Cemetery opened in June 1976 and has utilized approximately 7,300 of the 14,000 available burial sites. Donated by the citizens of Dorchester County, the site was formerly a 51-acre wheat field. The layout of the burial sites is based on a system of radials and concentric circles centered on the American flag in the plaza area of the committal shelter.

Documents

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

Burial Records

• Veterans Affairs Database, compiled by Interment.net, April 17, 2025, (6,950 records)

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