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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: historic veterans cemetery in Bexar County, Texas
- Also known as: “San Antonio National Cemetery”
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 public middle school and public high school for the Fort Sam Houston Independent School District, and is classified as a 3A school by the UIL. 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
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The U.S. Army Medical Department Museum — or AMEDD Museum — at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, originated as part of the Army's Field Service School at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. United States Army Medical Department Museum is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
McNay Art Museum
Museum
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The McNay Art Museum, founded in 1954 in San Antonio, is the first modern art museum in Texas. The museum was created by Marion Koogler McNay's original bequest of most of her fortune, her important art collection and her 24-room Spanish Colonial Revival-style mansion that sits on 23 acres that are landscaped with fountains, broad lawns as well as a Japanese-inspired garden and fishpond. 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 States; it is located 5 miles northeast of downtown San Antonio. As of the 2020 census Terrell Hills had a population of 5,045.
Alamo Heights
Village
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Alamo Heights is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States, that is surrounded by the city of San Antonio. At the time of the 2020 census, the population of Alamo Heights was 7,357. 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. According to the 2020 United States Census, there were 8,142 people in the city. It is an enclave of San Antonio and is part of the San Antonio metropolitan statistical area. Kirby is situated 2½ miles east of Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
- Categories: military cemetery, United States national cemetery, and burial
- Location: Bexar, Texas, United States, North America
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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”
- 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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