Across Texas, millions of Veterans are laid to rest in private, local, and municipal cemeteries. While some of these cemeteries are well-established and carefully maintained, many others are rural, abandoned, or neglected. Yet, they all share one vital feature: they are the final resting places of our nation's heroes—spanning from the Revolutionary War to present-day service members.

Unlike the well-documented records found in our National and Texas Veteran cemeteries, the majority of community cemeteries lack detailed information about the Veterans buried there. Since the founding of the Warriors Remembrance Foundation in 2024, we have discovered on average 40-60 percent of the Veterans we serve were previously unknown—lost to time, with no official records of their service. As visitors gather to honor Veterans on Memorial Day and Veterans Day, many are unaware that the graves beside, behind, and in front of them also belong to brave individuals who served in some of our nation's most defining conflicts, such as World War I and World War II.

This disturbing trend sparked the creation of the Veterans of Texas Legacy Project under the umbrella of the Warriors Remembrance Foundation. Our mission is clear and ambitious, but achievable: to document every Veteran buried in private, local, and municipal cemeteries across Texas, creating an online archive where family members, friends, and visitors can search, share photos and documents, and ensure the memories of these heroes endure.

In addition to this primary goal, we are working diligently to reach out to the next-of-kin of Veterans whose graves lack government markers or medallions. Our aim is to ensure these graves are properly honored with the official recognition they deserve, so that all who visit will know they are standing in the presence of an American hero.

Lastly, we are committed to creating free public museums or enhancing existing museums through our Warriors Remembrance Lodge efforts in every county, providing a lasting tribute to these courageous men and women. These museums will share the stories of those laid to rest, honoring their service and sacrifices in a meaningful and historic way for generations to come.

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TEXAS COMMUNITY & MUNICIPAL CEMETERIES

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1. X CERMETY
2. B CEMETERY
3. C CEMETERY
4. D CEMETERY
5. E CEMETERY
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1. Baker Family Cemetery
2. Bendele Cemetery
3. Blanco Cemetery
4. Brown Cemetery
5. Chick Cemetery
6. Christ of the Hill Monastery Cemetery
7. Comanche Cemetery
8. Cypress Mill Cemetery
9. Davis Cemetery
10. Dixon Family Cemetery
11. Goeth-Wenmohs Family Cemetery
12. Henly Cemetery
13. Johnson City Masonic Cemetery
14. McKinney Cemetery
15. Miller Creek Cemetery
16. Old Johnson Cemetery
17. Peyton Cemetery
18. Post Oak Cemetery
19. Rocky Creek Cemetery
20. Round Mountain Cemetery
21. Sandy Cemetery
22. Smith Family Cemetery
23. St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery
24. Twin Sisters Cemetery
25. Walnut Methodist Church Cemetery
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1. Bracken Community Cemetery
2. Comal Cemetery
3. Cranes Mill Cemetery
4. Fischer Cemetery
5. Fritz Voges Cemetery
6. Gass Cemetery
7. Gass Family Cemetery
8. Hagg Cemetery
9. Hill Country Memorial Garden Cemetery
10. Holy Archangels Greek Orthodox Monastery
11. Hortontown Cemetery
12. Jacob Weilbacher Cemetery
13. Kuebel Cemetery
14. Mountain Valley Cemetery
15. New Braunfels Cemetery
16. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cemetery
17. Panteon Hildago Cemetery
18. Sahm Cemetery
19. Shaefoketer Cemetery
20. St Andrew Prayer Garden Columbarium
21. St. Francis by the Lake Episcopal Columbarium
22. St Joseph Honey Creek Cemetery
23. St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
24. Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery
25. Smithson Valley Cemetery
26. York Creek Cemetery
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1. Alpine Presbyterian Cemetery
2. Center Baptist Cemetery
3. Claude Froston Cemetery
4. Danville Cemetery
5. Elmira Cemetery
6. Fisher Cemetery
7. Grable Cemetery
8. Grace Hill Cemetery
9. Greenwood Cemetery
10. Jordan Valley Memorial Park
11. Judson Cemetery
12. Kennedy Memorial Garden
13. Kilgore Baptist Cemetery
14. Kilgore City Cemetery
15. Lakeview Memorial Gardens
16. Lewis Chapel Cemetery
17. Magrill-Moore Cemetery
18. Moriah Cemetery
19. Mount Pleasant Cemetery
20. Mount Sylvan Cemetery
21. New Providence Cemetery
22. New White Oak Cemetery
23. Old White Oak Cemetery
24. Peatown Cemetery
25. Perry-Clay Cemetery
26. Phillips Family Cemetery
27. Pleasant Hill CME Church Cemetery
28. Post Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
29. Post Oak Union Cemetery
30. Prothro Cemetery
31. Rock Springs Cemetery
32. Rosedale Cemetery
33. Rosewood Park Cemetery
34. Sabine Family Cemetery
35. St Matthew Columbarium & Prayer Garden
36. Shiloh Baptist Cemetery
37. Strong Memorial Cemetery
38. New Summerfield Cemetery
39. White Cemetery
40. Wilkerson Cemetery
41. Wilson Cemetery
42. Winterfield Cemetery
43. Wood Cemetery
44. Wyche Cemetery
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1. Appling Cemetery
2. Blumberg Cemetery
3. Boecker Cemetery
4. Brushy Creek Cemetery
5. Capote Baptist Cemetery
6. Cementario Santo Tomas
7. Christ Lutheran Church of Elm Creek Cemetery
8. Crayton Cemetery
9. Curtis Cemetery
10. Dugger Cemetery
11. Eden Cemetery
12. Elm Creek Community Cemetery
13. Emanuel’s Lutheran Church Columbarium
14. Faith Lutheran Church Columbarium
15. First United Methodist Church Columbarium
16. Garden of Memories Cemetery
17. Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park
18. Happle Cemetery
19. Highsmith Cemetery
20. Old Highsmith Cemetery
21. Hoese Cemetery
22. Jakes Colony Cemetery
23. Jechow Cemetery
24. Juan N. Seguin Memorial Plaza
25. Kingsbury Cemetery
26. Loan Oak Cemetery
27. Mackey Cemetery
28. Marion Cemetery
29. McCulloch Cemetery
30. Mofield Cemetery
31. Mount Pleasant Cemetery
32. Nash Creek Cemetery
33. New Salem Cemetery
34. Old Nixon Cemetery
35. Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery
36. Phillips Cemetery
37. Poor Farm Cemetery
38. Post Oak Cemetery
39. Redeemer United Church of Christ Cemetery
40. Riverside Cemetery
41. St Andrews Episcopal Church Columbarium
42. St James Cemetery
43. St John Lutheran Church Cemetery
44. St Paul’s Church Cemetery
45. San Geronimo Cemetery
46. San Juan Cemetery
47. Shertz-Cibilo Cemetery
48. Schneider Memorial Cemetery
49. Shumannsville Cemetery
50. SS American Memorial
51. Staples Cemetery
52. Sweet Canaan Cemetery
53. Sweet Home Cemetery
54. Tabor Cemetery
55. Tuttle Cemetery
56. Vaughan Cemetery
57. Vordenbaum Cemetery
58. Wade Cemetery
59. Warncke Family Cemetery
60. Weston Ranch Cemetery
61. Zion Cemetery
62. Zion Hill Cemetery
63. Zorn Cemetery

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TEXAS STATE, NATIONAL, TRIBAL VETERAN CEMETERIES

NATIONAL

1. Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery
1. Fort Bliss National Cemetery
1. Houston National Cemetery
1. San Antonio National Cemetery
2. Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
3. Kerrville National Cemetery

STATE

Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene
Costal Bend State Veterans Cemetery
Central State Veterans Cemetery
West Texas State Veterans Cemetery (Fall 2025)

TRIBAL

Tribal Veteran Cemeteries in Texas
At this time, Texas does not have a federally funded tribal veteran cemetery. While the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs does provide grants through the Veterans Cemetery Grants Program (VCGP) that allow states, territories, and federally recognized tribes to establish, expand, or improve veteran cemeteries, no Texas tribe has yet developed one under this program.
Texas has three federally recognized tribes with reservation lands:
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas (Polk County) – the largest reservation in Texas, with several thousand acres.
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (Tigua Tribe) (El Paso County) – a smaller land base in the El Paso region.
Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas (Eagle Pass, Maverick County) – with reservation land along the Rio Grande.
Of these, the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas would likely have the best opportunity to host a tribal veteran cemetery due to their larger land holdings. However, to our knowledge, no applications or developments are currently in progress for a tribal veteran cemetery in Texas.
If a Texas tribe were to apply for a grant, the project could receive federal funding for construction and initial development, but the tribe would remain responsible for the ongoing operation and maintenance of the cemetery.