Grafton National Cemetery, Military cemetery in Taylor County, United States.
The three-acre cemetery contains six sections arranged over three terraces with a central walkway and stone walls on three sides.
The cemetery began operations in 1867 when Major R.C. Bates selected the location for reinterring Union soldiers who died in West Virginia.
A marble obelisk measuring 12 feet stands as a memorial structure dedicated by the Grand Army of the Republic in 1904.
Located at 431 Walnut Street in Grafton, the cemetery maintains 1,698 burial records through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs database.
Thornsbury Bailey Brown, recognized as the first Union soldier killed in the Civil War, rests in this cemetery after reinterment in 1903.
Location: Taylor County
Phone: +3042652044
Website: https://cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/Grafton.asp
GPS coordinates: 39.33640,-80.03000
Latest update: March 4, 2025 16:58
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