I recently attended the funeral of a very close family member and it was their wish to be interred at Salisbury National Cemetery. I had the funeral home make all of the arrangements and everything was done in a timely manner. The staff did an excellent job with communication and answering all of my questions. The cemetery itself isn't extremely big as other national cemeteries which means you won't have a problem navigating your way around. There is a grave locator at the entrance which helps you find your loved one. The grounds are immaculate and meticulous and the ground crew maintains everything to a standard befitting our veterans. The ceremony itself was very emotional, the reverence displayed was more than I could've expected. I without a doubt recommend Salisbury VA National Cemetery for your veteran family members. read more

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So amazing. Please visit. Words can't describe the emotions and memories this place brings. If you are anywhere near Salisbury, you must visit. read more

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Very professional, clean and kind. Despite, it being a sad occasion, I know this Cemetary is well managed for our love one. read more

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Orderly, organized, dignified and well run. The drive in can be anxiety producing, but once here all of the stress falls away Thank you for your service read more

Salisbury National Cemetery - Forever in our hearts - Funeral Services & Cemeteries Near Me - Salisbury, North Carolina

Entering into this cemetery I immediately feel a sense of being on sacred ground. The cemetery crew keeps this place in an immaculate condition. The uniformity of the graves and the intentional sectionalization of the areas is indicative of a military though process and planning. All five branches of the military are recognized in every place that is meant for honor. The entrance is easy to miss is you aren't familiar with it. Just look for the metal fence that envelopes the cemetery. Once inside the cemetery there are plenty of directional signs leading you to the area you are looking for. All committal services are held at the same permanent structure. The structure allows every graveside service to be held in an area that is spacious enough to accommodate the entire family. The structure is very nice. It provides protection from the elements with the added luxury of functional ceiling fans, shade, and some warmth in the winter. Plus, the structure is pretty. Beneath the fans are permanent benches for the families to sit comfortably. The graves are very well kept. The landscaping is beautiful. They offer graves that are both in-ground as well as beautiful columbarium space. At Christmas the cemetery is beautiful as every grave is adorned with a green wreath. read more

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Well manicured grounds. An amazing place to visit for unfortunate reasons. But a great experience to have & visit. Helpful staff. Nice to see people take pride in what they do. You can truly tell the difference. read more

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Every Memorial Day I take a road trip to a national cemetery. This the last of the four in NC and. I think, seems to be the largest. It's also the only one, sadly, still accepting new interments. It's overwhelming, seeing flags and white stones every place you look. Having the VA hospital nearby is little sad, but in some way, well-placed. Eventually, though, the newly planted trees and shrubs will block out some of the sounds and views that remind you you're still in the middle of a town. This cemetery location is relatively new, the older, historic national cemetery on government road having reached capacity. Like most of the national cemeteries, a visit here is humbling, sad, poignant. Because there are newer graves here, there's always fresh flowers left by a spouse, parent, child, a grandchild, friend. Some are so recent the headstone is not yet in place, only a small paper placard with the last name and date of death. On some of the other headstones, there's sometimes etched a goodbye note, a bible quote, or a nickname. Then there are the temporary memorials: a happy birthday balloon, most of the helium gone, that was still blowing on this windy day; and a note from a wife to her husband; and a child to a parent. Salisbury does a better job than a couple of the other NC national cemeteries at lining up the headstones in that perfect military formation. Very good, in fact. As I walked up and down rows, I tried to keep a respectful distance from the visiting families, in some cases, a mother or wife sat on the ground talking, pulling away stray grass, or a father or brother quietly praying, saluting and reluctantly walking away. There's a columbarium here, too, and a separate area with headstones closer together, marking the sites for those who were cremated, or whose remains were never recovered. At the top of the hill, on the outside of the office, is a computer screen into which you can enter a name and be given a listing of the site at which the person is buried. You can print out a map of the location. It's a nice cemetery, to the extent a cemetery can ever be considered "nice", but for experiencing the magnitude of what a national cemetery represents, it does its job. Effectively. read more

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We brought our dad here in July of 2021 to his final resting place. Everyone was really nice. It is such a beautiful and peaceful place. My dad served in the Army. I am grateful for his service to your country! I miss my dad so much, this is our first Christmas without him. read more

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Sad to say that I don't visit the grave of my father nearly often enough. Usually on Memorial Day, his birthday and once or twice more during the year if I'm in the area. I only live 30 minutes away, but nearly 2 years after his death I guess visiting the cemetery isn't as much in the front of my brain as it used to be. This is the only National cemetery I've ever been too, so I can't compare it to others. The solemn beauty when you drive in is breathtaking. The neatly arranged rows of markers, perfectly cut grass and hilly landscape make for something you just want to absorb in. Unfortunately, every visit brings more and more grave markers as the greatest generation dies off. It's amazing how many veterans from the Iraq Wars are here already too. There are flower urns and water available, and I have never seen a dead of dying flower, the graves are very well maintained. read more

A review for a National Cemetery!?!? Heck yes. I can think of no better weekend to write a review on a National Cemetery than Memorial Day Weekend 2013. Salisbury National Cemetery has all of the key elements of a US National Cemetery. It has the flag a half mast. The perfectly formed rows and columns of identical white marble tombstones and markers, the flag(s) at half mast, a covered outdoor funeral ceremony area (committal shelter), and a location / kiosk for looking up the location of grave markers. In my experience, National Cemetery's have some of the most perfectly maintained "lawns" / landscape and tombstones anywhere, and Salisbury is no exception to that. I recently visited Florence National Cemetery, Fort Jackson National Cemetery and Salisbury National Cemetery. The reason I rated Salisbury only three stars is I am comparing it to other national cemeteries - compared to other cemeteries in the 90 minute drive of Charlotte, NC area, I found Salisbury to be one of the, if not the, best maintained cemetery in the area, and I looked at several for my then terminally ill father. So in general as a cemetery, this is 4 or 4.5 stars, but compared to Fort Jackson and Florence (Both over the line in SC), and further from Charlotte, it was not as nice from a scenic / sweeping views perspective. Salisbury has a lot of construction going on at the adjoining VA hospital, so there are lots of large parked vehicles and trucks and equipment in plain sight of the cemetery, and while the cemetery itself is majestic, there are a number of less scenic things on the cemetery's horizon, such as some distant apartment complexes, and more noticeably the VA Hospital and related administration buildings looming large, right next to the cemetery. That said, its got the nice rolling hills and perfectly maintained grass of a solid national cemetery. Business is very brisk there as the Vietnam Era veterans are being interned at a rapid rate, they are frequently doing 5 burials a day, Monday through Friday. read more

I was so disappointed to NOT be able to place a wreath on my husbands grave at the Salisbury National Cemetery. Obviously there were not enough wreaths. And looking over the cemetery there were so few wreaths on the graves. I don't know how to rate this business because I really don't know anything about it except that donations are made for the wreaths and volunteers show up to place them on the graves. I showed up but was not able to place a wreath on my husbands grave as there were not enough. Marie read more