Fort Jackson National Cemetery

GPS Coordinates: 34.090135, -80.849826
County: Richland
Record count: 10,908

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

Directions: Located within the city limits of Columbia, inside the Fort Jackson complex, the cemetery's main entrance lies along the south side of Percival Rd (Highway 12), at the intersection with S-40-52.

Background: Fort Jackson National Cemetery has its origins in 1916 when locals proposed converting Hampton family lands into a military training camp during the height of WWI. Camp Jackson was established in 1917, named for President Andrew Jackson, and renamed Fort Jackson in 1940. With the National Cemetery Expansion Act of 2003, Congress directed the establishment of six new national cemeteries. The Department of Defense transferred Fort Jackson training land in 2008 to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The cemetery was formally dedicated in 2008, and opened for burials in 2009.

Burial Records

• Veterans Affairs Database, by Interment.net, April 17, 2025, (10,908 records)

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