Monument Foundations in Kentucky
Poured concrete foundations and level bases sized to the cemetery’s specification for a stable, lasting monument. Available throughout Kentucky via our South network with a single point of contact.
Monument Foundations across Kentucky, coordinated from first call to final photo
A monument is only as stable as the base beneath it. We prepare and pour concrete foundations and set level bases sized to your monument and the cemetery’s specification, so uprights, flat markers and benches sit square and stay put through freeze-thaw and ground settling. Foundation depth and materials follow the cemetery’s approved requirements — there is no single depth suitable for every site. Every job is coordinated with the cemetery and documented with photos.
Across Kentucky, monument foundations is delivered through our South network, so you get one clear point of contact and a crew coordinated to your cemetery — with nearby hubs in Florida, Oklahoma, South Carolina supporting scheduling across the region.
We work with monuments purchased from any retailer — not just our own family of brands — and every visit in Kentucky is documented with photos so distant families can see the work was done correctly and respectfully.
Monument Foundations in Kentucky covers
A simple, documented process
Share cemetery & monument details
Send the location, monument type, weight and any cemetery foundation rules.
We prepare & pour the base
The crew forms and pours a foundation to the approved specification and lets it set.
Ready for setting, with photos
You receive photos confirming a level, load-ready base for installation.
Setting and foundation rules that apply in Kentucky
VA's National Cemetery Administration lists 7 cemeteries in Kentucky: 3 open for new burials, 0 open for cremated remains only and 4 with no new gravesites (closed). VA also lists 5 grant-funded state or tribal veterans cemeteries in Kentucky.
For a private cemetery, VA says the headstone or marker style chosen must be permitted by the officials in charge of that cemetery.
Source: U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
In a private Kentucky cemetery the government headstone or marker itself is free, but placing it is the applicant's responsibility and all setting fees are at private expense.
Source: U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
At VA national and military post cemeteries in Kentucky (7 listed below), cemetery staff set the government headstone or marker at no cost to the applicant.
Source: U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Featured Kentucky cemeteries
Foundation and setting plans start with the cemetery itself. Here is what VA publishes for Camp Nelson National Cemetery and Lexington National Cemetery.
Camp Nelson National Cemetery
History
Camp Nelson National Cemetery is located about seven miles southeast of Nicholasville in Jessamine County, KY.
In 1866, the U.S. government appropriated approximately eight acres here to establish a cemetery.
Of the original tract, about seven acres became the cemetery proper and the remainder formed a driveway extending from the main entrance to the old Danville Turnpike.
An additional acre was purchased in 1874 that adjoined the southeast corner of the cemetery.
During the Civil War, Camp Nelson had an important role in supplying the U.S. Army, caring for the sick and wounded and acting as an enlistment station for African-American soldiers.
Directions from the nearest airport
Cemetery is located 20 miles Southeast of Lexington Blue Grass Airport.
From Airport take Man O' War Rd. East to Nicholasville Rd. Take a right onto Nicholasville Rd./HWY 27 South.
Follow Nicholasville Rd./HWY 27 South for approximately 15 miles.
Address, phone and hours
6980 Danville Road Nicholasville, KY 40356
Phone: 859-885-5727
Visitation: Open daily from dawn to dusk.
Office: Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed federal holidays.
Floral and grounds rules
Floral items and other decorations may not be attached to headstones or markers.
Camp Nelson National Cemetery is not responsible for any items left at gravesites.
Floral arrangements (up to six) accompanying the casket or urn at the time of burial will be placed on the completed gravesite by cemetery staff.
Decoration calendar
Artificial flowers and/or potted plants, in unbreakable containers only (cardboard, plastic, metal), are permitted on gravesites from October 10 until April 15.
Christmas wreaths, grave blankets, and related arrangements will be permitted on graves from December 1 until January 20.
Monuments and memorials
The Daughters of the Union erected a granite monument dedicated in the memory of Union Soldiers who fought in the Civil War around 1995.
Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor recipients VA lists as interred or memorialized here include Private William M. Harris (Indian Wars).
Quoted from the official page for Camp Nelson National Cemetery (cem.va.gov), checked October 23, 2026. Rules, hours and burial status can change, so confirm with the cemetery before scheduling work.
Lexington National Cemetery
History
Lexington National Cemetery originated in 1861 as a small soldier's lot within Lexington City Cemetery, a place that in its heyday was considered "one of the most beautiful and carefully kept rural cemeteries in the United States." The first burial in the soldier's lot was made during the Civil War on November 28, 1861.
In 1863, the soldiers' lot was designated a national cemetery.
In 1867, the government purchased an additional 0.38 acres that doubled the cemetery's size to its current three-quarters of an acre.
The cemetery tract is triangular, with graves arranged in concentric circles.
Its boundaries are marked by carved marble posts emblazoned with "US." A bronze plaque identifies this property as Lexington National Cemetery.
General information
This cemetery is supervised by the Kentucky National Cemetery Complex.
Burial space
Lexington National Cemetery is closed to new interments.
Directions from the nearest airport
Cemetery is located in the city of Lexington.
The nearest airport is Lexington Blue Grass Airport.
Take Versailles Road to Circle 4 West to Leestown Road onto Lexington's Main Street.
Address, phone and hours
833 W Main Street Lexington, KY 40508
Phone: 859-885-5727
Visitation: Open daily from dawn to dusk.
Office: Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed federal holidays.
Floral and grounds rules
Lexington National Cemetery is not responsible for any items left at gravesites.
Monuments and memorials
By 1869, a 32-pound seacoast artillery gun was mounted vertically as a memorial, like those found in many other national cemeteries, but it was removed early in the 20th century.
There are no monuments or memorials in the cemetery today.
Quoted from the official page for Lexington National Cemetery (cem.va.gov), checked October 23, 2026. Rules, hours and burial status can change, so confirm with the cemetery before scheduling work.
VA national cemeteries in Kentucky
- Camp Nelson National Cemetery · NicholasvilleOpen
- Cave Hill National Cemetery · LouisvilleClosed
- Danville National Cemetery, KY · DanvilleClosed
- Lebanon National Cemetery · LebanonOpen
- Lexington National Cemetery · LexingtonClosed
- Mill Springs National Cemetery · NancyOpen
- Zachary Taylor National Cemetery · LouisvilleClosed
Historic soldiers’ lots and monument sites VA maintains in Kentucky: Evergreen Cemetery Soldiers' Lot (Southgate).
State and tribal veterans cemeteries
- Kentucky Veterans Cemetery - Central · RadcliffOpen
- Kentucky Veterans Cemetery - North · WilliamstownOpen
- Kentucky Veterans Cemetery - Northeast · GraysonOpen
- Kentucky Veterans Cemetery - Southeast · HydenOpen
- Kentucky Veterans Cemetery - West · HopkinsvilleOpen
Sources: VA national cemetery list, VA grant-funded cemetery list, VA headstones, markers and medallions and 38 CFR 38.630. Checked October 23, 2026. Burial-space status can change, so confirm with the cemetery before scheduling work.
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