Gaines County Veterans Memorial Park: Names on the Memorial Wall

Gaines County keeps a Veterans Memorial Park at the South Cemetery on County Road 301, Seminole, whose wall carries the names of honourably discharged veterans with ties to the county; a family applies with a DD-214 or equivalent, and the Commissioners Court approves each name (at $65 a name in May 2026).

Also called: Veterans Memorial, Veterans Memorial Park, memorial wall, South Cemetery, Co Rd 301, County Road 301, DD-214, honorably discharged, Seminole, Seagraves, Loop.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Gaines County, TXCounty

The memorial. The county's Veterans Services page: "Gaines County wishes to honor all military veterans who have served our country. The Gaines County Veterans Memorial Park is located on Co Rd 301, Seminole, TX 79360, at the South Cemetery. Criteria for inclusion on the Memorial is a DD 214 Form or equivalent, stating that the Veteran has served in one of the United States Armed Forces and was Honorably Discharged. The applicant must also have ties to Gaines County." How a name is added. Each request comes to the Commissioners Court. On May 20, 2026 the Court approved placing two names, both Army veterans, "on the Veterans Memorial wall ... at a cost of $65.00 each", and on June 22, 2026 a third, an Air Force veteran. The page gives no application form; ask the County Judge's office (432-758-4058). Its upkeep. The budget keeps a Veterans Memorial Fund (fund 41, with a donations line), and at the July 29, 2026 budget session the Court approved $2,990 from the General Fund for the memorial's supplies, fertilizer and poison.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Gaines County Veterans Memorial Park: Names on the Memorial Wall
Gate	Rule
Honourably discharged veterans with ties to Gaines County	A DD-214 or equivalent showing honourable service in the Armed Forces, and ties to Gaines County; the Commissioners Court approves each name. No rating is needed.

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Last updated 2026-10-31.

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