Staunton National Cemetery
Staunton National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the Shenandoah Valley, in Staunton, Virginia. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses just over a single acre, and as of the end of 2005 had 994 interments.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: historic veterans cemetery in Staunton, Virginia
- Address: 901 Richmond Avenue, Staunton, VA 24401
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Frontier Culture Museum and Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents.
Frontier Culture Museum
Park
Photo: Woody Hibbard, CC BY 2.0.
The Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia is the biggest open-air museum in the Shenandoah Valley. The museum operates on 188 acres of land in Staunton, Virginia, United States, which includes 1.8 miles of paved walking trails. Frontier Culture Museum is situated 1 mile south of Staunton National Cemetery.
Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents
Hospital
The Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents, formerly known as The DeJarnette Center for Human Development, is a children's mental hospital located in the city of Staunton, Virginia, in the United States. Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents is situated 1 mile southeast of Staunton National Cemetery.
Western State Hospital
Hospital
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Western State Hospital, called Western State Lunatic Asylum in its early years, is a hospital for the mentally ill in Staunton, Virginia, which admitted its first patient on July 24, 1828. Western State Hospital is situated 1¼ miles east of Staunton National Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jolivue and Cedar Green.
Jolivue
Village
Jolivue is a census-designated place in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,129 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Staunton–Waynesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area. Jolivue is situated 2½ miles southwest of Staunton National Cemetery.
Cedar Green
Locality
Cedar Green is an unincorporated community in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. Cedar Green is located along Virginia State Route 254, 3.1 miles west of Staunton. Cedar Green is situated 4½ miles west of Staunton National Cemetery.
Fishersville
Village
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Fishersville is a census-designated place in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. The population was 9,629 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Staunton–Waynesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area. Fishersville is situated 5 miles southeast of Staunton National Cemetery.
Staunton National Cemetery
- Categories: military cemetery, United States national cemetery, and burial
- Location: Staunton, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.14046° or 38° 8′ 26″ northLongitude
-79.04966° or 79° 2′ 59″ westElevation
1,503 feet (458 metres)Operator
National Cemetery AdministrationOpen location code
87C24XR2+54OpenStreetMap ID
way 443703473OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryGeoNames ID
4787452Wikidata ID
Q7604738
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