Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Fort Riley / Manhattan

Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Fort Riley / Manhattan is a VA grant-funded veterans cemetery in Manhattan, Kansas. 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 Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Fort Riley / Manhattan?

Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Fort Riley / Manhattan 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 785-717-3050 to confirm eligibility, any fees, and how its pre-need program works.

How do you schedule a burial at Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Fort Riley / Manhattan?

VA's scheduling office handles national cemeteries only. For Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Fort Riley / Manhattan, you or the funeral director contact the cemetery directly at 785-717-3050 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 Kansas law; our sister site ProbateUS explains how probate works in Kansas 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 Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Fort Riley / Manhattan, by straight-line distance:

• Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Fort Leavenworth, KS: 95 mi, status not listed
• Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, KS: 96 mi, open for burials
• Union Confederate Monument Site, Kansas City, MO: 113 mi, closed to new in-ground burials