All Nations Veterans Cemetery - Fort Yates

All Nations Veterans Cemetery - Fort Yates is a VA grant-funded veterans cemetery in Fort Yates, North Dakota. VA lists it as open for burials.

We don't have a history, notable burials or grounds rules for this cemetery from the National Cemetery Administration. This page covers the burial basics. For anything else, contact the cemetery directly.

Who can be buried at All Nations Veterans Cemetery - Fort Yates?

All Nations Veterans Cemetery - Fort Yates is run by a state or local veterans authority, not by VA's National Cemetery Administration, and sets its own eligibility rules. Call the cemetery at 701-854-8527 to confirm eligibility, any fees, and how its pre-need program works.

How do you schedule a burial at All Nations Veterans Cemetery - Fort Yates?

VA's scheduling office handles national cemeteries only. For All Nations Veterans Cemetery - Fort Yates, you or the funeral director contact the cemetery directly at 701-854-8527 to schedule. VA's daily burial schedule also covers VA grant-funded cemeteries like this one, for burials the family agreed to publish.

Headstone, flag and burial allowance

• Government headstone or marker: request it with VA Form 40-1330.
• Burial flag: VA Form 27-2008.
• Burial allowance: For a non-service-connected death on or after October 1, 2026, VA pays up to $1,032 toward burial and funeral costs and $1,032 for a plot; for a service-connected death on or after September 11, 2001, the burial allowance is up to $2,000. Claim it with VA Form 21P-530EZ. All benefits

After the funeral: survivor benefits and the estate

A surviving spouse, child or parent may qualify for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC), a tax-free monthly VA benefit, for example when the death was service connected (VA Form 21P-534EZ). The veteran's estate is settled under North Dakota law; our sister site ProbateUS explains how probate works in North Dakota and lists each county's probate court. For the rest of the paperwork, from Social Security to bank accounts, DeathUS has a step-by-step checklist of what to do when someone dies.

Nearest cemeteries

The three veterans cemeteries closest to All Nations Veterans Cemetery - Fort Yates, by straight-line distance:

• North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, ND: 46 mi, open for burials
• Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Veterans Cemetery, Sisseton, SD: 174 mi, open for burials
• Sicangu Akicita Owicahe Veterans Cemetery, White River, SD: 176 mi, open for burials