Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 154.7 acres, and as of 2014, had over 144,000 interments.- Cemetery
- …lies at an elevation of around 660 feet (200 metres)
- …is also known as “San Antonio National Cemetery”
- Description: historic veterans cemetery in Bexar County, Texas
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Robert G. Cole Junior-Senior High School and United States Army Medical Department Museum.
Robert G. Cole Junior-Senior High School
School
Robert G. Cole Middle and High School is the only… Robert G. Cole Junior-Senior High School is situated 3,000 feet east of Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
United States Army Medical Department Museum
Museum
The U.S. Army Medical Department Museum — or AMEDD… United States Army Medical Department Museum is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
McNay Art Museum
Museum
The McNay Art Museum, founded in 1954 in San Antonio, is the first modern art museum in Texas. McNay Art Museum is situated 2 miles west of Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Terrell Hills and Alamo Heights.
Terrell Hills
Village
Terrell Hills is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United…
Alamo Heights
Village
Alamo Heights is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United… Alamo Heights is situated 2½ miles west of Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
Kirby
Village
Kirby is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States. Kirby is situated 2½ miles east of Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
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Latitude
29.47629° or 29° 28′ 35″ north
Longitude
-98.42763° or 98° 25′ 40″ west
Open location code
76X3FHGC+GW
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Cementiri Nacional Fort Sam Houston”
- Chinese: “休士頓薩姆堡國家公墓”
- Chinese: “萨姆·休斯顿堡国家公墓”
- Chinese: “薩姆·休斯頓堡國家公墓”
- French: “Cimetière national de Fort Sam Houston”
- Japanese: “フォート・サム・ヒューストン国立墓地”
- Spanish: “Cementerio Nacional Fort Sam Houston”
- Swedish: “Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery”
- Ukrainian: “Національний цвинтар «Форт Сем Г’юстон»”
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