Willamette National Cemetery

Willamette National Cemetery
Willamette National Cemetery
United States
	Flag at Graves amphitheatre, 2016
	For Veterans of the Armed Forces
Established	1949
Unveiled	1951
Location	45°27′43″N 122°32′32″W / 45.46194°N 122.54222°W; near Portland, Oregon
Total burials	188,000+

Willamette National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of the city of Portland, Oregon. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 269.4 acres (109.0 ha) straddling the county line between Multnomah and Clackamas Counties. As of 2021, there had been 188,000 interments. It is one of three national cemeteries in Oregon (the other two being Roseburg and Eagle Point). On July 5, 2016, the cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1] The cemetery is built on top of a wide Boring Lava Field cone.

^ "National Register of Historic Places Weekly Lists 2016" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Program: Weekly List. National Park Service. 2016. Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 7/05/16 through 7/08/16. Retrieved 2023-08-07.