Government cemeteries in Kentucky include facilities administered by the VA's National Cemetery Administration, state veterans cemeteries funded through state and federal partnerships, and local municipal and county cemeteries operated by city and county governments throughout the state.
Cemetery locations are available in 140 cities across Kentucky. They are spread across 90 counties.
Cities with the highest concentration include Louisville, Lexington, Owensboro, where established municipal cemeteries have served their communities for generations and maintain extensive historical burial records.
Veterans in Kentucky may be eligible for burial in a state veterans cemetery at little or no cost. Contact the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs or Veterans Services to confirm eligibility requirements and available state-operated facilities.
Cemetery by Counties
Families and genealogists in Kentucky can often request burial records from municipal cemetery offices or search online databases maintained by state archives and historical societies. Many Kentucky counties have digitized older cemetery records that are available through county clerk or public library genealogy collections.
Browse Cemetery by county across Kentucky to find the nearest location.