Location Verified
Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery
Address
- Street:
- 11501 Garrison Forest Road
- City:
- Owings Mills
- State:
- Maryland
- Zip Code:
- 21117
- County:
- Baltimore
- Phone:
- 410-363-6090
Location
- GPS Coordinates:
- 39.437067, -76.764334
- Maps:
Facts
- Also Known As:
- Maryland National Veterans Cemetery
- Active:
- Yes
- Condition:
- Very Good
- Established:
- 1983
- First/Oldest Burial:
- Unknown
- Affiliation:
- National/Military
- Access Type:
- Public
- Historic Site:
- No
- Website:
- Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs
- Cemetery Map:
- View
- Notes:
Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery is the most active of Maryland’s 5 Veterans Cemeteries, conducting over 1,100 annual burials. This cemetery is the second busiest State Veterans Cemetery in the nation. Since December 1983, when the facility opened, more than 45,000 veterans and their dependents have selected this cemetery as a final resting place. Five phases of cemetery development are expected to provide approximately 46,000 burial sites at this location. The Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery is on Garrison Forest Road, near the Rosewood State Hospital in Owings Mills, Maryland. Formerly used for agricultural purposes, the site consists of 17 acres bounded by woodlands.
Last Update
- 24 September 2023
