San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery Explained

San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery
Established:1990
Country:United States
Location:Santa Nella, California
Coordinates:37.114°N -121.0781°W[1]
Owner:United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Graves:28,740
Website:San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery
Findagraveid:109453

San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located at 32053 West McCabe Road, Santa Nella, in Merced County, California. This cemetery has space available to accommodate casketed and cremated remains over of land. The number of interments through fiscal year 2008 is 30,054.[2]

History

In 1989, the Romero Ranch Company donated land to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the creation of a National Cemetery. The first phase developed 105 acres (42 ha) of the land, and was completed in May 1992, giving enough space for the interment of over 20,000 remains.

There is a small military museum on site, which has exhibits of uniforms, medals, and other memorabilia.

Noteworthy monuments

Notable interments

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=154:3:6154155656226506::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:2059220%2CSan%20Joaquin%20Valley%20National%20Cemetery USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
  2. http://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/sanjoaquinvalley.asp San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery Webpage