Kerrville
National Cemetery
VAMC,
3600 Memorial Blvd.
Kerrville, TX 78028
Phone: (210) 820-3891
FAX: (210) 820-3445 |
Office Hours:
Contact the Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery at (210) 820-3891
Visitation Hours:
Open daily from sunrise to sunset. |
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Burial Space: This
cemetery is closed to new interments. However, space may be available
in the same gravesite for eligible family members.
Acreage: 1.7
Number of
Interments Thru Fiscal Year 2005: 463
General Information Kiosk on Site? No
Floral/Ground Regulations: This
Cemetery's Regulations |
Directions
from nearest airport:
The cemetery
is located two miles southeast of the city of Kerrville. Take Highway
27 to Spur Route 100. Turn north and travel ½ mile to cemetery. |
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Fort Sam Houston National
Cemetery in San Antonio performs all administrative functions for Kerrville
National Cemetery. You can contact Fort Sam Houston at the number listed
above.
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HISTORICAL
INFORMATION
Kerrville National
Cemetery is located in Kerr County, Texas, adjacent to the Department
of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
In June 1923, A. P.
Brown and J. S. Brown, trustees of the Brown Cemetery (a private plot
used by Brown and his descendents) gave the Women’s Auxiliary of
the local American Legion permission to bury local servicemen. The auxiliary
had assumed responsibility for providing such burials for ex-servicemen
and World War I veterans who died in the Kerrville community without family
or friends who could provide for their interment.
In December 1932,
the Brown trustees sold the unused portion of the family cemetery used
for veterans to the American Legion. The American Legion, in turn, donated
1.7-acres to the Veterans Administration in February 1943. In 1973, the
cemetery was transferred to the National Cemetery System and is still
maintained by personnel from the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center.
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NOTABLE
BURIALS
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FLORAL/GROUNDS
REGULATIONS
Natural cut flowers may be placed on graves at any time
of the year. They will be removed when they become unsightly or when it
becomes necessary to facilitate cemetery operations.
Artificial flowers and potted plants will be permitted
on graves during periods when their presence will not interfere with grounds
maintenance (October thru March). Artificial flowers and potted plants
will be allowed on graves for a period extending 10 days before through
10 days after Easter Sunday and Memorial Day.
Christmas wreaths, grave blankets and other seasonal adornments
may be placed on graves from Dec. 1 through Jan. 20. They may not be secured
to headstones or markers.
Permanent plantings,
statues, vigil lights, breakable objects and similar items are not permitted
on the graves. The Department of Veterans Affairs does not permit adornments
that are considered offensive, inconsistent with the dignity of the cemetery
or considered hazardous to cemetery personnel. For example, items incorporating
beads or wires may become entangled in mowers or other equipment and cause
injury.
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