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Established | 2015 |
Location | Tallahassee, Florida |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 30°25′15″N 84°11′14″W / 30.4209248°N 84.1873005°W / 30.4209248; -84.1873005 |
Type | United States National Cemetery |
Owned by | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
Size | 250 acres (100 ha) |
No. of graves | 2,000 |
Website | Official |
Find a Grave | Tallahassee National Cemetery |
Tallahassee National Cemetery is a 250-acre (100 ha) National Cemetery located in Tallahassee in Leon County, Florida. The cemetery is administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
History
The Veterans Administration purchased the 250-acre parcel of land in August 2012 for $6.8 million. On May 22, 2015, Tallahassee National Cemetery was dedicated. The cemetery is designed to accommodate the burials of over 83,000 veterans from Leon County and the surrounding area.
Notable interments
- Ken Boles - (1933–2022) Former member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 5th district.
References
- ^ "Tallahassee National Cemetery - National Cemetery Administration". www.cem.va.gov. United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
External links
- National Cemetery Administration
- Tallahassee National Cemetery
- Tallahassee National Cemetery at Find a Grave
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tallahassee National Cemetery