Georgia National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located near the city of Canton, in Cherokee County, Georgia. Managed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses , and has been undergoing development with the intention of servicing the interment needs of United States military veterans and their families for the next fifty years.
History The land for the cemetery was donated by land developer and World War II veteran, Scott Hudgens. J. M. Wilkerson Construction Company, Inc. was hired to develop the land. The cemetery opened for interments on April 24, 2006 with space available for nearly 300,000 grave sites. As of 2026, more than 36,000 were interred on the site.
Notable interments F. Lee Bailey, attorney (search parameters: Last Name: 'Bailey'; First Name: 'Francis'; Middle Name: 'Lee') Benjamin B. Blackburn, US congressman Ji-Tu Cumbuka, actor (search parameters: Last Name: 'Cumbuka') Walter Victor, photographer
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External links
National Cemetery Administration Georgia National Cemetery
Georgia National Cemetery Advisory Council