Sacramento Valley National Cemetery

Sacramento Valley National Cemetery
Landscape of the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery
Details
Established2006 (2006)
TypeUnited States National Cemetery
Size561 acres (227 ha)

Sacramento Valley National Cemetery is a 561 acres (227 ha) United States National Cemetery located about 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Dixon, Solano County, California. The cemetery is intersected by the Union Pacific Railroad in the southeast of the cemetery. Opened for burials in 2006 with an initial 14 acres (5.7 ha) development, the Department of Veterans Affairs intends this site to serve needs for the next 50 years. The cemetery is the seventh national cemetery built in the state, and the 124th national cemetery built in the U.S.

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