South Florida National Cemetery

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South Florida National Cemetery
South Florida National Cemetery
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Established2015
Location
6501 South State Road
Lake Worth, Florida
Country United States
Coordinates 26°34′44″N80°12′32″W / 26.57889°N 80.20889°W / 26.57889; -80.20889
Type United States National Cemetery
Owned by U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Size313 acres (127 ha)
No. of graves>33,000
Website Official
Find a Grave South Florida National Cemetery
Sign in front of the cemetery. SouthFloridaNatlCemeterySign.jpg
Sign in front of the cemetery.
Headstones, facing west. SouthFloridaNatlCemeteryRows.jpg
Headstones, facing west.

South Florida National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery, located in western Lake Worth, Florida. [1] It is maintained by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and it is also one of the newest national cemeteries in the United States, when it opened to the public on April 16, 2007, [2] [3] although the official dedication of the cemetery was on March 9, 2008. [4] The federal approval for the 313-acre (127 ha) cemetery was in October 2000. [5]

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Notable burials

References

  1. "South Florida National Cemetery - National Cemetery Administration".
  2. "Unknown".[ permanent dead link ]
  3. "A2 Group, Inc. South Florida National Cemetery Opened". www.a2group.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2011.
  4. "South Florida VA National Cemetery Officially Dedicated | Reuters". archive.ph. September 11, 2012. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012.
  5. "New South Florida Cemetery". Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2008.