Established 2000 Country United States Founded 2000 Number of graves 41,000 | Location Dallas, Texas Size 638.4 acres (258.4 ha) Phone +1 214-467-3374 | |
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Type United States National Cemetery Owned by U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Address 2000 Mountain Creek Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75211, USA Hours Closed now Wednesday8AM–5:30PMThursday8AM–5:30PMFriday8AM–5:30PMSaturday8AM–5:30PMSunday8AM–5:30PMMonday8AM–5:30PMTuesday8AM–5:30PM Owner United States Department of Veterans Affairs Burials Patrick Zamarripa, Candelario Garcia, Robert Ealey, James L. Stone, Konstantine Konopisos, Hal Lahar, John S. Loisel Similar Laurel Land Funeral H, Southland Memorial Park, Grand Prairie Memorial, Oak Grove Memorial Gardens, Greenwo Funeral Homes a | ||
Dallas–Fort Worth National Cemetery is a United States national cemetery located in the city of Dallas, Dallas County, Texas (USA). Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 638.4 acres (258.4 ha), and as of 2014, had over 41,000 interments.
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History
Dallas–Fort Worth National Cemetery was established in 2000 on the eastern shore of Mountain Creek Lake north of Dallas Baptist University. It is the sixth National Cemetery created in Texas and was created to meet the future needs of American veterans, nearly 1.5 million of whom live in the state of Texas. It currently has space for over 280,000 interments. It already serves as the resting place for several soldiers who have died in the Iraq War and War in Afghanistan (2001–present).