Fort Scott National Cemetery

Fort Scott National Cemetery
Fort Scott National Cemetery is located in Kansas
Fort Scott National Cemetery
Fort Scott National Cemetery is located in the United States
Fort Scott National Cemetery
Location900 East National Ave., Fort Scott, Kansas
Coordinates37°49′15″N 94°41′37″W / 37.82083°N 94.69361°W / 37.82083; -94.69361
Area6.7 acres (2.7 ha)
Built1842
NRHP reference No.99000835[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966

Fort Scott National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in Fort Scott, in Bourbon County, Kansas. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 21.8 acres (8.8 ha), and as of 2021, had more than 8,000 interments. It is one of three national cemeteries in Kansas (the other two being Fort Leavenworth and Leavenworth).

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.