Grafton National Cemetery

A small Civil War-era national cemetery in Grafton, West Virginia, run by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

431 Walnut Street, Grafton, WV 26354 · Grafton, WV

About Grafton National Cemetery

Grafton National Cemetery sits on a hillside in Grafton, West Virginia, and is managed by the National Cemetery Administration. The federal government set aside a small site in 1867 to bury Union soldiers who had died in West Virginia hospitals and battlefields. Workers cut the slope into terraces, and many of the first burials were Union soldiers, including hundreds of unknown remains marked with small square markers. The cemetery holds the grave of Thornesberry Baily Brown, long described as an early Civil War casualty, and a marble obelisk honors him. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is closed to new burials, though spouses and eligible family members may still be interred in existing graves. Visitors can walk the grounds during daylight hours.

#national cemetery
#Civil War
#veterans
#National Register of Historic Places
#Grafton

Printable maps

What's around here?

The closest stops to Grafton National Cemetery, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Sports & Outdoors
Tygart Lake State Park
No admission fee
Lakeside state park in the Allegheny foothills offering boating, camping, and cabin stays.
2.2 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors
Sports & Outdoors
Valley Falls State Park
No admission fee
A former milling village on the Tygart Valley River, now a 1,145-acre state park known for its waterfalls.
4.9 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors
Sports & Outdoors
Audra State Park
No admission fee
Wooded state park beside the Middle Fork River with 65 campsites in Barbour and Upshur counties.
21 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors
Sports & Outdoors
Cathedral State Park
No admission fee
A West Virginia forest preserve known for its ancient hemlock trees and old-growth growth.
26 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors
Sightseeing
Fairfax Stone State Park
No admission fee
A small West Virginia state park built around a colonial-era boundary marker that helped settle a land dispute.
31 mi awayMore like this
Sports & Outdoors
Outdoor Adventure
Blackwater Falls State Park
No admission fee
Walk a boardwalk down to amber-colored Blackwater Falls, then hike to canyon overlooks like Lindy Point in the Allegheny Mountains.
33 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors