San Francisco National Cemetery
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San Francisco National Cemetery is a United States national cemetery, located in the Presidio of San Francisco, California. Because of the name and location, it is frequently confused with Golden Gate National Cemetery, a few miles south of the city.
San Francisco National Cemetery | |
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Details | |
Established | 1884 |
Location | |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 37°47′59″N 122°27′52″W |
Type | U.S. National Cemetery |
Size | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
No. of interments | >32,000 |
Website | US Department of Veterans Affairs |
Find a Grave | San Francisco National Cemetery |
About 1937, San Francisco residents voted to no longer build cemeteries within the city proper and, as a result, the site for a new national cemetery was selected south of the city limits. The cemetery is one of only four officially existing within San Francisco city limits (the others being the Columbarium of San Francisco, the historic graveyard next to Mission Dolores, and the sarcophagus of Thomas Starr King).