Established in 1990, the 79-acre cemetery is approximately 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada.

The cemeteries at both locations were built and expanded using grants awarded by the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Each state is responsible for operating each of their Veterans Cemeteries after the VA assists with the construction.

The State of Nevada provides staff and operating costs to oversee the facility and is supported by a VA.[3] The Department of Veterans Affairs is adding burial space at the fastest rate since the Civil War as interments of veterans and their dependents increase.

This increase has come as the generation of World War II Veterans are now into their golden years.