Coordinates: 40°59′59″N 81°48′42″W / 40.999691°N 81.811538°W / 40.999691; -81.811538 Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Rittman, in Wayne County, Ohio. It encompasses 273.1 acres (1.105 km2), and at the end of September 2007 had 10,019 interments.
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