Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, Nevada
About Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery is a veterans cemetery in Boulder City, Clark County, Nevada. It is operated by USVA. The grounds sit at about 2,169 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 23 notable people buried here, including Pamela Blake, Charles Herbert and Sonny Bupp. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2789730. The nearest other listed cemetery is Boulder City Municipal Cemetery, about 2.1 mi to the northeast. The nearest mortuary we know of is Palm Boulder Highway Mortuary in Henderson, about 8.7 mi away. It is one of 17 cemeteries we list in Clark County, and 2 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 3 of the 17 listings in Clark County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Among them: 7 actors, 4 physicians, 2 football players, 1 governor, 1 Korean War veteran, 1 musician, 1 World War II veteran, 1 writer.
- Pamela Blake1915-2009American actress
- Charles Herbert1948-2015American child actor
- Sonny Bupp1928-2007American actor
- Mike O'Callaghan1929-2004United States politician, Democrat, Governor of Nevada 1971-1979
- Tony Russel1925-2017American film and television actor
- Steve Conte1920-1997American actor
- Abe Woodson1934-2014American football player
- Cliff Livingston1930-2010American football player
- Joseph Behar1933-2003American television director
- Martin Azarow1934-2003American film and television actor
- Jack Lund Schofield1923-2015American politician
- Thomas J. Hickey1930-2016American politician
Show all 23 notable burials
- Frederick Long1948-2004American actor
- Aaron Williams1921-2011American politician (Clark County Commissioner)
- Carolyn O'Callaghan1935-2004Wife of Nevada governor Mike O'Callaghan
- David E. Owensby1927-2007Physician
- Glenn W. Tueller1925-2018Physician
- Marv Koral1926-2005American jazz musician
- Mary Jane Arnold1935-2013Miss Nevada USA 1954
- Paul E. Wainscott1924-2008Physician
- R. Guild Gray1911-1998American educator
- Ralph Denton1925-2012Clark County, Nevada Commissioner and district attorney in Esmeralda County, Nevada
- S. Joseph LaMancusa1930-2020Physician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
35.94652, -114.84737
What Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
Funeral homes near Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery
- Palm Boulder Highway Mortuary8.7 miMortuary · Henderson · (702) 464-8440
- Simple Cremation Henderson10 miCremation provider · Henderson · (702) 430-7678
- Sunrise Cremation12 miCremation provider · Henderson · (702) 856-0046
- Hites funeral home12 miFuneral home · Henderson · (702) 568-1747
- National Cremation Society13 miCremation provider · Henderson · (702) 407-0848
- Inspired Life Cremations at Green Valley14 miCremation provider · Henderson · (800) 723-1465
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery located?
Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery is at 1900 Buchanan Blvd, Boulder City, NV 89005 in Clark County. GPS coordinates: 35.94652, -114.84737.
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