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Established | 1993 |
Location | Kent, Washington |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 47°23′33″N 122°05′47″W / 47.39250°N 122.09639°WCoordinates: 47°23′33″N 122°05′47″W / 47.39250°N 122.09639°W |
Type | United States National Cemetery |
Size | 158.3 acres (64.1 ha) |
No. of interments | 41,000 |
Website | Official |
Find a Grave | Tahoma National Cemetery |
Tahoma National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in the city of Kent, in King County, Washington. It encompasses 158.3 acres (64.1 ha), and as of the end of 2008, had 23,479 interments compared to 15,924 interments in 2005. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it is the only national cemetery in the state of Washington.
Tahoma National Cemetery was established on November 11, 1993 and opened for interments on October 1, 1997. It is actively undergoing expansion. A second phase of construction was completed in 2005.