San Francisco National Cemetery

San Francisco National Cemetery
San Francisco National Cemetery
looking north towards the Golden Gate Bridge.
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Established1884
Location
CountryUnited States
Coordinates37°47′59″N 122°27′52″W / 37.79972°N 122.46444°W / 37.79972; -122.46444
TypeU.S. National Cemetery
Size9 acres (3.6 ha)
No. of interments>32,000
WebsiteUS Department of Veterans Affairs
Find a GraveSan Francisco National Cemetery

San Francisco National Cemetery is a United States national cemetery, located in the Presidio of San Francisco, California. Because of the name and location, it is frequently confused with Golden Gate National Cemetery, a few miles south of the city.

About 1937, San Francisco residents voted to no longer build cemeteries within the city proper and, as a result, the site for a new national cemetery was selected south of the city limits. The cemetery is one of only four officially existing within San Francisco city limits (the others being the Columbarium of San Francisco, the historic graveyard next to Mission Dolores, and the sarcophagus of Thomas Starr King).