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South Florida
National Cemetery
6501 S. State Road 7
Lake Worth, FL 33449
Phone: (561) 649-6489
To schedule burials: See General Information
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Office Hours:
Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Closed federal holidays.
Visitation Hours:
Open daily from sunrise to sunset.
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Burial Space: This cemetery has space available to accommodate casketed and cremated remains.
Acreage: 313
Number of Interments
Thru Fiscal Year 2007: 1,353
General Information Kiosk on Site? No
Floral/Ground Regulations
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Directions from nearest airport:
Approaching from the North on Interstate 95, take Exit 61/ Lantana Road, go west on Lantana Road to State Road 7/Highway 441. Turn left/south onto State Road 7/Highway 441, cemetery entrance is approximately one mile on right-hand side.
Approaching from the south on Interstate 95, take Exit 57, Highway 806/Boynton Beach Boulevard. Go west on Boynton Beach Boulevard to State Road 7/Highway 441, turn right/north. Cemetery entrance will be approximately three miles on left-hand side.
From West Palm Beach International Airport start out West on Turnage Boulevard and follow that to Australian Avenue South and take the ramp to Southern Boulevard. Merge onto Southern Boulevard heading west and take that all the way to State Road 7/Highway 441. Turn left/south on 7/441 and follow that to cemetery entrance on right-hand side one mile south of Lantana Road intersection.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
To schedule a burial: Fax all discharge documentation to the National Cemetery Scheduling Office at 1-866-900-6417 and follow-up with a phone call to 1-800-535-1117.
The new 313-acre South Florida National Cemetery will serve veterans’ needs for the next 50 years. The cemetery is located in Palm Beach County in Lake Worth on State Road 7/U.S. 441 just south of Lantana Road and north of Boynton Beach Boulevard. Miller Legg and Associates, Inc., of Pembroke Pines, Fla., was selected to prepare the master plan and design development documents for the project.
VA awarded a contract for construction of Phase 1A early turn over area of the project to A2 Group, Inc., from Miami, Florida. This first increment of development includes approximately four years worth of burial facilities plus temporary administration and maintenance buildings.
Burial arrangements will be made after death, as with all national cemeteries. VA does not reserve grave space. Veterans or spouses wishing to be buried in national cemeteries should have the veteran’s military separation papers available to establish eligibility, which requires an other-than-dishonorable discharge. Dependent children may also be buried.
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HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Under Development.
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NOTABLE PERSONS
Under Development.
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FLORAL/GROUNDS REGULATIONS
Fresh cut flowers may be placed on graves at any time.
The cemetery does not provide flower containers. However, bins are located throughout the grounds with recycled containers for your use.
Flowers and containers will be removed from graves when they become withered, faded or otherwise unsightly or to facilitate cemetery operations.
Potted plants are permitted on graves 10 days before through 10 days after Easter Sunday and Memorial Day.
During the Christmas season, wreaths, potted plants and artificial flowers are permitted from December 1 through January 20.
Unauthorized decorations including permanent plantings, statues, vigil lights, breakable objects of any kind, and similar commemorative items are not permitted at any time. Nothing is to be attached or placed on the headstone.
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