| Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery | |
|---|---|
 Row of graves at theNorth Little Rock location | |
 Interactive map of Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery | |
| Details | |
| Established | November 11, 2001; 24 years ago (November 11, 2001) |
| Location | Cross County, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Country | United States |
| Type | State Cemetery |
| Owned by | Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs |
TheArkansas State Veterans Cemetery is a system of two veterans cemeteries owned and operated by theArkansas Department of Veterans Affairs.[1] One location is inNorth Little Rock(34°50′33″N92°15′06″W / 34.84250°N 92.25167°W /34.84250; -92.25167) and the other is located inBirdeye(35°23′25″N90°40′45″W / 35.39028°N 90.67917°W /35.39028; -90.67917). As of August 2017, there have been approximately 8,300 interments.[1]
In 1997, theArkansas General Assembly passed Act 235,[2] which gave the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs the authority to establish a system of State Operated Veterans Cemeteries. The first to be established is located in North Little Rock which was dedicated on 11 November 2001.[3]
The land for the Veterans Cemetery at Birdeye was purchased in 2008, and the cemetery finished construction in 2010. It received its first interment in February 2012.[4] On August 10, 2018, it received an award from the Department of Veterans Affairs.[5]