Culpeper National Cemetery - Culpeper, Virginia
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N 38° 28.114 W 077° 59.405
18S E 239131 N 4262042
Culpeper National Cemetery located in historical Culpeper, Virginia
Waymark Code: WMDNZF
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/07/2012
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The Culpeper National Cemetery located in historic Culpeper, Virginia provides interments for our Nations veterans and spouses of branches of the Armed Forces. A good alternative for long interment waits at Arlington Cemetery. Burials are within a week of scheduling generally. The cemetery was established in 1867 just after the American Civil War. Many Civil War monuements are present. The cemetery has an older section as well as the newer section with the traditional standing monuments. Thier is a small tract of tbe cemetery with ground level bronze memorials. Military Funeral Honors are organized under the Department of Defense and generally arrang.ed by a funeral director. Thier is also a local American Legion Post 330 and Veterans of Foriegn Wars honor guard are available. A very peaceful place for our Veterans and spouses. Culpeper National Cemetery is listed in the National Register of Historic Places! Done in 1996.
Date cemetery was established: 1867
Visiting hours:
Dawn to Dusk for visitors -Waymark searchers please remember to be respectfull as many funerals are active at any day and time. No photos taken of any funeral activity for privacy and respect to the families! Thanks
Website pertaining to the cemetery: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
Please submit a photo(s) taken by you of your visit to the location (non-copyrighted photos only). GPS photos are also accepted with the location in the background, and old vacation photos are accepted. If you are not able to provide a photo, then please describe your visit or give a story about the visit.
We would also like to hear about any of your deceased family members who may be laid to rest in the cemetery.