Elko National Cemetery

GPS Coordinates: 40.851497, -115.798228
County: Elko
Record count: 0

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

Directions: Located in the north-west portion of the city limits, the cemetery sits along Jennings Way at the intersection with Rocky Rd.

Background: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs purchased 15.37 acres of land, located south of Rocky Road and East of Jennings Way, in August 2021 for $900,000. Elko National Cemetery is scheduled to conduct its first interments in late 2024. The cemetery will be master planned and subsequently constructed in multiple phases. Each phase will provide 15 years of burial service. Phase 1 will include 600 gravesites.