Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery

Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery
Row of graves at the North Little Rock location
Details
Established	November 11, 2001; 23 years ago (November 11, 2001)
Location	Cross County, Arkansas, U.S.
Country	United States
Type	State Cemetery
Owned by	Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs

The Service Center at the Birdeye location

The Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery is a system of two veterans cemeteries owned and operated by the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs.[1] One location is in North Little Rock (34°50′33″N 92°15′06″W) and the other is located in Birdeye (35°23′25″N 90°40′45″W). As of August 2017, there have been approximately 8,300 interments.[1]

History

North Little Rock

In 1997, the Arkansas General Assembly passed Act 235,[2] which gave the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs the authority to establish a system of State Operated Veterans Cemeteries. The first to be established is located in North Little Rock which was dedicated on 11 November 2001.[3]

Birdeye

The land for the Veterans Cemetery at Birdeye was purchased in 2008, and the cemetery finished construction in 2010. It received its first interment in February 2012.[4] On August 10, 2018, it received an award from the Department of Veterans Affairs.[5]

References

1. "Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
2. Act 235 (PDF). Arkansas General Assembly. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
3. "North Little Rock Cemetery". veterans.arkansas.gov. Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
4. "Birdeye Cemetery". veterans.arkansas.gov. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
5. "Department of Veterans Affairs to present Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery with award". thv11.com. Retrieved 10 December 2023.