Great Lakes National Cemetery
4200 Belford Road
Holly, MI 48442
Phone: (248) 328-0386
or (866) 348-8603
FAX: (248) 328-0612
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:
Sunrise to Sunset.
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Burial Space: This cemetery has space available to accommodate casketed and cremated remains.
Acreage: 544
Number of Interments
Thru Fiscal Year 2008: 5,406
General Information Kiosk on Site? Yes
Floral/Ground Regulations
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Directions from nearest airport:
From Detroit Metro Airport and points south of Detroit: Take I-94 West to I-275 North, about 18 miles to I-96 West toward Lansing about 18 miles. Take U.S.23 North to Flint. Take Thompson Road Exit, turn right on Thompson Road, go to Fenton Road, turn left on Fenton Road, go to Baldwin Road, turn right on Baldwin Road, go to Holly Road, turn right on Holly Road, go to Belford Road, turn left on Belford Road cross the railroad tracks. The cemetery is on the right after crossing the railroad tracks.
From Ann Arbor and points South: Take U.S. 23 North toward Flint and follow the directions above.
From points East of Detroit: Take I-75 N to Holly Road (exit 108). Turn left onto Holly Road then turn left onto Belford Road.
From Lansing and points West: Take I-69 E toward Flint, merge onto I-75 S (exit 133) toward Ann Arbor/Detroit. Take Holly Road (exit 108) toward Grand Blanc. Turn right onto Holly Road, turn left onto Belford Road.
From Bishop Airport, Flint: Merge onto I-75 S (exit 133) toward Ann Arbor/Detroit. Stay on I-75 to Detroit. Take Holly Road (exit 108) toward Grand Blanc. Turn right onto Holly Road, turn left onto Belford Road.
From Saginaw, Bay City, and points North: Take I-75 S toward Flint and follow the directions from Flint.
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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 544-acre national cemetery will serve veterans’ needs for the next 50 years. Holly is about 45 miles northwest of Detroit.
Burials began on October 17, 2005. Initial operations will be conducted from a temporary office, committal service shelter and equipment building.
The URS Corporation, in a joint venture with the LA Group was selected to produce the master planning and design documents.
VA prepared an Environmental Assessment for the Oakland County site in October 2001. In September 2002, the Department of Veterans Affairs purchased the site from the Fagan Lake Development Corporation. The previous owner, the Horton family, had held the property for over 160 years.
This new cemetery to serve veterans in the greater Detroit metropolitan area is the second national cemetery in Michigan. Michigan's other national cemetery is Ft. Custer.
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HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Great Lakes National Cemetery is the second national cemetery built in Michigan and the 122nd in the national cemetery system.
Great Lakes National Cemetery is located approximately 50 miles northwest of downtown Detroit, in Holly Township, Oakland County. The cemetery borders Fagan Lake, and is located on a portion of a land grant from the Federal Government to Terrance Fagan in 1836. Historically, the property served as farmland until it was acquired by the National Cemetery Administration in 2002.
In the 20th century, the property was purchased by Bryson Dexter Horton, a Spanish-American War veteran-turned-industrialist who invented the “Square D” switch. Horton's invention dramatically improved electrical safety, by encasing the switch in steel and protecting users from the live electrical current. Mr. Horton constructed a small house on the property in 1927, and reportedly entertained such preeminent locals as Henry and Edsel Ford, who both hunted and fished there.
Great Lakes National Cemetery was established in 2005, and the first burial took place on October 17 of that year.
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NOTABLE PERSONS
Under Development
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FLORAL/GROUNDS REGULATIONS
We welcome and encourage fresh-cut flowers throughout the year and provide flower containers for gravesite display. Cemetery visitors are free to use the containers located in receptacles placed throughout the cemetery founds. Once the blooms are spend or damaged by weather, they are removed. They may also be removed for routine mowing or other maintenance.
Artificial flower are only allowed after the end of mowing operations in the fall on October 15 and must be removed when mowing operations resume in the spring on March 15.
On Easter and Memorial Day, potted plants and artificial flowers may be placed on gravesite 10 days before through 10 days following the holiday. During the holiday season, from December 1 through January 20, seasonal floral items and gravesite blankets may be placed on gravesites.
To maintain the dignity of the cemetery, commemorative items, balloons, pinwheels, glass items, votive lights, statues, shepherd’s hooks and permanent plantings, among other items, are not allowed.
No item or object may be attached to a headstone or marker in a national cemetery. Animals may eat fresh flowers and arrangements.
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