Fort Gibson National Cemetery

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.

The cemetery was established in 1868 by combining three older burial grounds that had existed from 1833 onward during the region's early settlement years. This consolidation created a unified place to honor those who died during that formative frontier period.

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.