08/18/2026
Elko National Cemetery Dedication Scheduled for Friday, September 4, 2026
We are pleased to announce that Nevada’s first National Cemetery dedication ceremony is scheduled for Friday, September 4, 2026, at 10 a.m. The ceremony will take place at the cemetery, 3602 Jennings Way, Elko, Nevada 89801. The VA Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs Samuel B. Brown, a Nevada resident, is hosting the dedication. The ceremony is expected to last one hour, and the public is invited to attend.
“Dedicating Nevada’s first VA national cemetery is a great moment for the state’s Veterans, especially those in northern, rural areas of the ‘Battle Born State’,” said VA Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs Sam Brown. “This beautiful national shrine will provide a convenient, dignified burial option for Veterans in and around Elko County for generations to come.”
We expect Elko National Cemetery to open for burials in late Fall 2026.
We will dedicate a separate update to the process of scheduling services at Elko National Cemetery when we get closer to opening the cemetery for interments.
Ongoing Construction Activities
Elko Progress in August 2026
Landscaping planting has begun.
Concrete and earthwork around the cemetery.
Finishing the remaining stonework installation in small sections at the entrance and Memorial Wall, as well as in a small area of the Public Information Center breezeway and placing stone caps for the Columbarium.
Irrigation installation throughout the cemetery.
Continued work on the Public Information Center/restroom building and burial sections.
Project Details
Elko National Cemetery spans 15.37 acres. It will accommodate casket burials, in-ground cremation burials, and urn placements in columbarium niches. The cemetery will be constructed in multiple phases, with each phase providing 15 years of burial service.
Phase 1 will include 1,045 gravesites:
Casketed gravesites: 364
In-ground cremation burials: 211 gravesites
Columbarium niches: 470 niches
Memorial Wall markers: 75
Other Phase One project details: This phase includes a committal shelter, restroom, a memorial wall, flagpoles, roads, and other infrastructure.
Contact Us
Sacramento Valley National Cemetery will have management and oversight of Elko National Cemetery upon completion.
Sacramento Valley National Cemetery
5810 Midway Road, Dixon, California 95620
Phone: 707-693-2460
Email: [email protected]
Information on VA burial benefits is available online at www.va.gov/burials-memorials.
