West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee
About West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery
West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery is a veterans cemetery in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. It is operated by Tennessee Department of Veterans Services. The grounds sit at about 322 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Homer Banks, Emerson Able and Lewis C. Hudson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2775159. The nearest other listed cemetery is Bedford Plantation Cemetary, about 1.7 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Collierville Funeral Home in Collierville, about 1.7 mi away. It is one of 117 cemeteries we list in Shelby County, and 43 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 117 listings in Shelby County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery
Among them: 1 actor, 1 musician, 1 Vietnam War veteran, 1 World War II veteran.
- Homer Banks1941-2003African-American songwriter
- Emerson Able1931-2015American musician and music educator
- Lewis C. Hudson1910-2001U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier General
- Robert Edward Dalton1938-2013
People whose Wikidata entry gives West Tennessee State Veterans 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
35.03779, -89.75502
What West Tennessee State Veterans 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
- Bedford Plantation CemetaryCollierville, TNCemetery1.7 mi
- Center Hill Baptist Church CemeteryOlive Branch, MSBaptist cemetery3.4 mi
- New Sardis Church CemeteryGermantown, TNChurch cemetery3.6 mi
- Castleberry CemeteryOlive Branch, MSCemetery3.7 mi
- All Saints CemeteryGermantown, TNCatholic cemetery3.9 mi
- Saint James CemeteryCollierville, TNCemetery4.1 mi
- Haliburton CemeteryOlive Branch, MSCemetery4.4 mi
- Abington CemeteryCollierville, TNCemetery4.4 mi
- Germantown CemeteryGermantown, TNCemetery4.7 mi
- Cowan CemeteryOlive Branch, MSCemetery5.3 mi
Funeral homes near West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery
- Collierville Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Collierville · (901) 853-2628
- Oak Grove Funerals and Cremations4.3 miFuneral home · Collierville · (901) 707-8115
- Brent Taylor Funeral Directors4.5 miFuneral home · Collierville · (901) 688-1073
- Jett's Funeral Home5.3 miFuneral home · Collierville · (901) 853-2323
- Eternal Peace Mortuary5.3 miMortuary · Memphis · (901) 590-3383
- Gillespie Funeral Home6.7 miFuneral home · Olive Branch · (662) 895-2470
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Frequently asked questions
Where is West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery located?
West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery is at 4000 Forest Hill-Irene Road, Memphis, TN 38125 in Shelby County. GPS coordinates: 35.03779, -89.75502.
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