Houston National Cemetery

GPS Coordinates: 29.930903, -95.450598
County: Harris
Record count: 112,894

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

Directions: Located in the northwest portion of Houston, the cemetery lies south of Sam Houston Tollway (Highway 8), along the east side of Veterans Memorial Dr.

Background: Originally named Houston Veterans Administration Cemetery, it was dedicated December 7, 1965. It was the only government cemetery constructed in the United States during the 1960s. It was the largest of its kind at the time of construction. Designed entirely by VA staff, it was also the only new VA cemetery not located on the grounds of a VA hospital. At 419.2 acres, the Houston facility was slightly smaller than the 450 acres or so of Arlington National Cemetery, to which it was compared. Houston became a national cemetery in 1973 after the passage of the National Cemetery Act.

Burial Records

• Veterans Affairs Database, by Interment.net, April 17, 2025, (112,894 records)

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