Green Mount Cemetery Soldiers' Lot

Green Mount Cemetery Soldiers' Lot is a VA national cemetery in Montpelier, Vermont. VA lists it as closed to new burials. Burial is free for eligible veterans, their spouses and dependent children.

Source: National Cemetery Administration (cem.va.gov), retrieved May 2026

History of Green Mount Cemetery Soldiers' Lot

Green Mount Cemetery is located one mile west of downtown Montpelier, Vermont. Green Mount Cemetery was incorporated in 1854 by the town of Montpelier, aided by a gift of $1,000 by Calvin Keith, a local attorney. A monument to Keith stands in the cemetery. The entrance building was erected in 1905 and serves as both a chapel and a vault. Today, Green Mount Cemetery is composed of 35 picturesque acres.

A soldiers' lot was created within the cemetery in 1865, when the town of Montpelier donated the tiny lot to the United States. The 450-square-foot soldiers' lot contains eight interments.

Directions

The cemetery is located on State Street (US Highway 2), west of Montpelier. The Soldiers' Lot is located on the west side of the cemetery gatehouse, along the roadway that parallels US Highway 2.

Flowers and grounds rules

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 April 15 to October 10.

Education and visiting programs

More than half of VA's national cemeteries originated with the Civil War and many are closed to some burials. Other sites were established to serve World War veterans and they continue to expand. Historic themes related with NCA's cemeteries and soldiers' lots vary, but visitors should understand "Why is it here?" NCA began by installing interpretive signs, or waysides, at more than 100 properties to observe the Civil War Sesquicentennial (2011–2015). Please follow the links below to see the interpretive signs for Green Mount Soldiers' Lot.

A National Cemetery System Green Mount Soldiers' Lot

Who can be buried at Green Mount Cemetery Soldiers' Lot?

VA national cemeteries accept a veteran who didn't receive a dishonorable discharge, a service member who died on active duty or in training, the veteran's spouse or surviving spouse (even if they remarried), and minor or, in some cases, unmarried adult dependent children. National Guard and Reserve members qualify under narrower rules. You can ask VA for a pre-need eligibility decision in advance; it does not reserve a gravesite.

What does burial here include at no cost?

• A gravesite in any VA national cemetery with available space
• Opening and closing of the grave
• A government-provided burial liner
• A government-provided headstone or marker
• Perpetual care of the gravesite

Veterans also receive a burial flag, a Presidential Memorial Certificate (presented to the next of kin at the burial) and military funeral honors, which include the playing of Taps and two uniformed service members who present the flag. The committal service is held at a committal shelter, not at the grave, and lasts about 20 minutes. National cemeteries have no viewing facilities, so the funeral itself is held elsewhere.

How do you schedule a burial at Green Mount Cemetery Soldiers' Lot?

1. Gather the veteran's DD214 or other discharge papers, and the deceased's details (Social Security number, dates of birth and death, relationship to the veteran).
2. Fax the discharge papers to the National Cemetery Scheduling Office at 866-900-6417, or email them to [email protected] with the deceased's name in the subject line.
3. You or the funeral director call 800-535-1117 (Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET) to request Green Mount Cemetery Soldiers' Lot and a date. National cemeteries hold burials Monday through Friday.

VA lists Green Mount Cemetery Soldiers' Lot as closed. Ask the scheduling office what, if anything, can still be arranged here, and about open national cemeteries nearby.

Where is the Green Mount Cemetery Soldiers' Lot burial schedule?

VA posts a daily burial schedule for every national cemetery. Search it for Green Mount Cemetery Soldiers' Lot to see the committal services planned there. It only lists burials whose families agreed to publish them. To change or cancel a burial that's already scheduled, contact Green Mount Cemetery Soldiers' Lot directly at 508-563-7113.

Headstone, flag and burial allowance

• Government headstone or marker: tell the scheduling office which headstone, marker, niche cover or medallion you want when you schedule the burial.
• 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 Vermont law; our sister site ProbateUS explains how probate works in Vermont 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 Green Mount Cemetery Soldiers' Lot, by straight-line distance:

• Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Randolph Center, VT: 21 mi, open for burials
• New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, Boscawen, NH: 80 mi, open for burials
• Prospect Hill Cemetery Soldiers' Lot, Brattleboro, VT: 97 mi, closed to new in-ground burials