Hampton VAMC National Cemetery

GPS Coordinates: 37.018552, -76.331031
County: City of Hampton
Record count: 22

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

Directions: Located within the grounds of Hampton VA Medical Center, the tiny cemetery sits at the intersection of Emancipation Dr. and Harris Ave.

Background: At just less than one-fifth of an acre in size, this cemetery holds only 22 graves aligned in three rows. Hampton National Cemetery (VAMC) was established in 1898 on the grounds of the Southern Branch of the National Home for Volunteer Soldiers and Sailors as an emergency measure during a Yellow Fever epidemic at the station. All men who died during the quarantine were to be buried here, regardless of the cause of death. Twenty-two remains were interred here between July 30 and August 15, 1899. The men hailed mostly from New York and Pennsylvania, and included a blacksmith, carpenter, butcher and farmer. Hampton National Cemetery (VAMC) was transferred from the Department of the Army to the Veterans Administration in September 1973. It was one of 21 Veteran Administration cemeteries located on medical center grounds that were combined with the existing national cemeteries to form the National Cemetery system.

Burial Records

• Veterans Affairs Database, by Interment.net, April 17, 2025, (22 records)

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