Fort George Wright Cemetery

GPS Coordinates: 47.682147, -117.480214
Location: Spokane, Spokane County
Record count: 704

Ownership: Fairchild Air Force Base

Directions: Located at the north end of N Wright Rd, at the intersection of W Government Way and N Elliott Dr.

Background: Fort Wright was approved by an act of Congress in 1895 and officially opened in 1899. The original US Army post covered 1,000 acres and was an active military base until 1958. The cemetery was authorized by the Secretary of War on December 13, 1899. Remains of soldiers, officers and others were moved here from Fort Spokane and Ft. Sherman, near Coeur d'Alene, in 1900. The cemetery is occupied with the graves of veterans, their wives and other family members. All branches of the service are represented here. There are approximately 650 graves located here. Fairchild Air Force Base USAF is the caretaker of the cemetery.

Burial Records

• View All Transcriptions Combined, 704 records
  • Office of Army Cemeteries, by Interment.net, October 13, 2025, (698 records)
  • Veterans Affairs Database, by Interment.net, April 17, 2025, (6 records)

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