Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Military cemetery in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, United States

Fort Gibson National Cemetery is a military burial ground in Oklahoma containing graves of service members and their families. The grounds cover a large expanse with thousands of headstones arranged in organized sections, honoring those who served across different periods of American military history.

Fort Gibson was founded in 1833 within Cherokee territory, at what is regarded as the end of the Trail of Tears. Frontier conditions and yellow fever led to at least three cemeteries between 1833 and 1857, when the fort was abandoned. In 1863 Brigadier General James G. Blunt remanned the fort, and in 1868 the national cemetery was created on a 7-acre plot, with interments from the nearby cemeteries transferred there, including many civilians.

The cemetery reflects the region's complex past through the people buried here, including soldiers, Native Americans, and settlers who built the community. Walking through the grounds, you encounter stories of different groups whose lives were intertwined with this place's development.

The cemetery is open daily and visitors can walk through the grounds to view gravesites and memorials at their own pace. The administrative offices can assist with locating specific graves or understanding the layout of different burial sections.

A cenotaph on the grounds honors a Medal of Honor recipient whose remains are buried elsewhere. This memorial demonstrates how the cemetery finds ways to recognize and remember those whose graves are not physically present at the site.