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Fort Donelson National Cemetery

Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Tennessee

Location

Part of Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Tennessee

The map point is the centre of this cemetery as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. It does not mark an entrance. Get directions · View on OpenStreetMap

Visiting

Location: Part of Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Tennessee
Park mailing address: 174 National Cemetery Drive PO Box 434 Dover, TN 37058 — a mailing address, which may not be the cemetery entrance.
Phone: 931-232-5706
Visiting hours: Not yet verified — check the official website or call before you travel.
Accessibility: Not yet verified — call the cemetery to ask about parking and paths.
Official page: nps.gov

Details are as published by the National Park Service, checked November 11, 2026. Hours change for holidays, weather and ceremonies.

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.

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About this cemetery

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Nearby veterans cemeteries

Kentucky Veterans Cemetery - WestHopkinsville, Kentucky · State, territorial or tribal veterans cemetery · Burial space: open30 mi
Middle Tennessee State Veterans CemeteryNashville, Tennessee · State, territorial or tribal veterans cemetery · Burial space: open54 mi
Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery at Parkers CrossroadsParkers Crossroads, Tennessee · State, territorial or tribal veterans cemetery · Burial space: open57 mi
Nashville National CemeteryMadison, Tennessee · National cemetery · Burial space: cremation only65 mi

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

Sources

National Park Service. National cemeteries in the National Park System. U.S. government work (public domain). Retrieved November 11, 2026. Used for: name, location and contact details, and the hours and description where shown.
National Park Service. Fort Donelson National Cemetery (official page). Retrieved November 11, 2026.
Map position: OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap.

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