Huntsville launches new app to locate veterans’ gravesites [Video]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Huntsville’s Maple Hill Cemetery, known for its historical ties to the military, now offers a digital way to locate veterans’ graves thanks to a new app created by the City’s GIS Department. 

The app allows users to find graves of veterans dating back to the Revolutionary War, enhancing the experience for visitors and organizations that honor these veterans during major holidays.

Tara Sloan, City Director of Cemeteries, said the new app will help groups place flags and wreaths on veterans’ graves during holidays. “We appreciate the hard work of the City’s GIS Department in creating this app to honor our veterans,” Sloan said. “Of the estimated 80,000 to 100,000 people buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, the app identifies 2,220 veterans.”

In the summer of 2024, University of Alabama in Huntsville intern Will Ford worked with the GIS team …