Veteran Cemeteries

VA national cemetery

Acadia National Cemetery

Jonesboro, Maine

Location

1799 U.S. Route 1
Jonesboro, ME 04648

The map point is the position the VA publishes for this facility. It has not been checked against the visitor entrance. Get directions · View on OpenStreetMap

Visiting

Address
1799 U.S. Route 1, Jonesboro, ME 04648
Phone
508-563-7113 · Fax 508-564-9946
Visiting hours
Open daily from dawn to dusk. VA will continue its practice of honoring special requests for weekend burials for religious purposes, in cases of service members killed in action and on at least one day of any three-day Federal holiday weekend at all open VA national cemeteries.
Office hours
Not yet verified
Time zone
Eastern Time
Burial space
Open
Accessibility
Not yet verified — call the cemetery to ask about parking and paths.
Official page
cem.va.gov

Hours and contact details are as published on the VA’s page for this cemetery, checked November 11, 2026. Hours change for holidays, weather and ceremonies.

Flowers and grounds policy, from the VA

Cemetery policies are conspicuously posted and readily visible to the public.

Floral arrangements accompanying the casket or urn at the time of burial will be placed on the completed grave.

Natural cut flowers may be placed on graves at any time of the year. They will be removed when they become unsightly or when it becomes necessary to facilitate cemetery operations such as mowing.

Water will be available at outside faucets from May 15 to September 1.

Artificial flowers will be permitted on graves from October 10 through April 15 and may be removed when their presence interferes with grounds maintenance.

Artificial floral arrangements may be placed on gravesites five days before and after Memorial Day.

Wreaths and grave blankets are allowable during December and January. Grave blankets must be no larger than 2 feet by 3 feet.

Weapons Policy
VA regulations 38 CFR 1.218 prohibit the carrying of firearms (either openly or concealed), explosives or other dangerous or deadly weapons while on VA property, except for official purposes, such as military funeral honors.

Possession of firearms on any property under the charge and control of VA is prohibited. Offenders may be subject to a fine, removal from the premises, or arrest.


General information, from the VA

Acadia National Cemetery is a 6.22-acre Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) national cemetery located in Washington County, Maine. The cemetery serves the needs of more than 23,599 Veterans, spouses and eligible children within a 75-mile radius of nearby Machias.

Contact numbers for military honors for the Maine area:

United States Army including Army National Guard, US Army Reserves and Merchant Marine: Richard Hutchinson
207-626-7822 / 207-626-7805
703-901-8531 (Mobile)
207-626-7804 (Fax)

United States Air Force including Air National Guard and US Air Force Reserves: Maine burials call 207-404-7263.

United States Navy: 860-694-3475 / 860-694-3699

United States Marine Corps: 866-826-3628

United States Coast Guard: 617-990-6249

Directions from Nearest Airport
From Bangor International Airport, travel interstate 395 East to US-1 North (Exit 6a).


Planning a visit to a veterans cemetery

Pay your respects

Visitors to veterans’ graves sometimes leave a coin on the headstone to show that someone came. You can leave a symbolic coin here. No money is involved, and nothing about you is published. About the custom, and what each coin is said to mean.

History

Reproduced from the VA National Cemetery Administration’s page for this cemetery, retrieved November 11, 2026. This is the VA’s text, unedited; it is not independent research by this site.

On September 27, 2017, the land at 1799 U. S. Route 1, Jonesboro, Maine was donated to the VA by Worcester Holdings, LLC. Worcester Holdings, LLC was founded by Morrill and Karen Worcester, who also run the nonprofit group Wreaths Across America. This cemetery will be the second national cemetery in Maine and is part of the VA National Cemetery Administration Rural Initiative to provide access to VA burial benefits for Veterans who reside rural areas and who have not previously had reasonable access to a national or state Veterans cemetery. Togus National Cemetery in Chelsea, Maine, is the only other VA national cemetery in the state and is currently closed to new interments.


Notable burials and memorials

Reproduced from the VA’s page for this cemetery, retrieved November 11, 2026, including Medal of Honor recipients where the VA lists them. Links lead to the VA’s own records. To correct an entry, contact the VA; to tell us our copy is out of date, report it.


Nearby veterans cemeteries

Distances are straight-line, not driving distances. All listed sites in Maine

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration. Find a Cemetery: all national cemeteries, and each cemetery’s own page. U.S. government work (public domain). Retrieved November 11, 2026. Used for: name, address, phone and burial-space status, hours, policies, history and notable burials.
  2. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration. Acadia National Cemetery (official cemetery page). Retrieved November 11, 2026.
  3. Map position: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. VA Facilities API (Lighthouse).

This page was imported from the sources above and has not yet been individually reviewed by an editor. See the methodology.