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Cemetery Name: Danville National Cemetery

Also Known As: Veterans Cemetery

Location: Danville Township, East Danville

GPS Location:  40.12712, -87.57977 (link to Google Map)

Description:  In 1897, the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soliders started in Danville and that next year year, a small plot was set aside as a burial site. In 1901, the present cemetery was plotted and the remains of those buried in the old cemetery were reinterred at the new site (IF ANYONE HAS ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT ORIGINAL CEMETERY LOCATION - PLEASE LET ME KNOW.) The soldiers home was transferred to the Veterans Administration (VA) in 1930. In 1992, the Danville National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Internet Link: Danville National Cemetery (VA) - information & plot map

Plot Search: Search for burial location - You can choose "Danville IL site in Cemetery drop-down list"

The pictures below are sorted by section. Block 1 - 14 each have 11 rows, 15-16 has 12 rows - and for the most part, my pictures start with row 1 - and go through to the last row.

Pictures: I took pictures of EVERY stone in this cemetery in March 2009. In February 2012, I went back and tried to get updated pictures of all the new stones. Between that time, I made a few visits out there for random pictures here or there.
March 2009 - Pictures #1 - 11,091
June 2009 - Pictures #11,092 - 11,152
Feb 2007 - Pictures #11,153 - 11,192
July 2010 - Pictures #11,193 - 11,500
Nov 2010 - Pictures #11,501 - 11,517
May 2011 - Pictures #11,518 - 11,527
Feb 2012 - Pictures #11,528 - 12,213
Jan 2012 - Pictures #12,214 - 12,317
Feb 2012 - Pictures #12,318 - 12,892

Also took 2 video's embed below in February 2012.

Link to Pictures: 12,892 pictures - sorted by section

Video: Below are a couple of quick overview video's of Danville National Cemetery. These were taken February 2012. Please note: These video's are NOT "professional" or to be used to read stones or anything like that.... these are simple to show a quick "overview" of the cemetery. For those who may never be able to visit this cemetery in person, these video's are here to show a quick "overview" of the area.