Georgia National Cemetery Explained

Georgia National Cemetery
Established:	2006
Country:	United States
Location:	Canton, Georgia
Coordinates:	34.2358°N -84.5806°W
Type:	United States National Cemetery
Size:	774.9acres
Graves:	~25,000
Findagraveid:	2138827

Georgia National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located near the city of Canton, in Cherokee County, Georgia. Managed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses, and has been undergoing development with the intention of servicing the interment needs of United States military veterans and their families for the next fifty years.

History

The land for the cemetery was donated by land developer and World War II veteran, Scott Hudgens. J. M. Wilkerson Construction Company, Inc. was hired to develop the land. The cemetery opened for interments on April 24, 2006 with space available for nearly 30,000 grave sites. As of 2014, more than 8,000 were interred on the site.

Notable interments

• F. Lee Bailey, attorney^[1]
• Ji-Tu Cumbuka, actor^[2]
• Walter Victor, photographer^[3]

External links

• National Cemetery Administration
• Georgia National Cemetery

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nationwide Gravesite Locator (NGL) . National Cemetery Administration . U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs . March 12, 2024 . en. (search parameters: Last Name: 'Bailey'; First Name: 'Francis'; Middle Name: 'Lee')
2. Web site: Nationwide Gravesite Locator (NGL) . National Cemetery Administration . U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs . March 12, 2024 . en. (search parameters: Last Name: 'Cumbuka')
3. News: October 14, 2014. Walter Victor Obituary. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Legacy.com. October 18, 2014.