Town of Bedford Cemeteries

Listed below are the cemeteries that are maintained by the Town of Bedford, both active and historical locations.

Active Locations

1. Fairmont Cemetery
2. Oakwood, Longwood, & Greenwood Cemetery

Historical Locations

1. Jackson Street Cemetery
2. Otey Street Cemetery
3. Fuqua Cemetery
4. Mountain Cemetery

Ancestor Search

1. Fairmont Cemetery Lookup
2. Oakwood, Longwood, and Greenwood Cemeteries Lookup

Administrative Offices

• 1401 Randolph St.
• Richmond, VA23220
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• 804-646-1401

• Riverview Cemetery
1401 Randolph St.
• Richmond, VA 23220
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• 804-646-1291

• Oakwood Cemetery
• 3101 Nine Mile Road
• Richmond, VA
23223 Map It
• 804-646-4473

  Inactive Cemeteries

  The city also maintains the inactive Barton Heights Cemeteries located between St. James Street and Lamb Avenue. In 1815 the "Burying Ground Society of the Free People of Color" established its first cemetery here. That cemetery became known as Cedarwood. Five more cemeteries were established adjoining Cedarwood. These cemeteries were established by the burial society and/or religious organizations. The other cemeteries are Sons and Daughters of Ham, Ebenezer, Methodist, Sycamore and Union Mechanics.

  The Barton Heights Cemeteries are on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places.

  Cemeteries are open daily from sunrise to sunset.

  Additional Forms and Information:

• PRCF Cemeteries Holiday Schedule

• PRCF Cemeteries Charges and Fees

• Application for Memorial Foundation

• Interment Order Form

  Historic Cemeteries

  Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities operate seven municipal cemeteries. Although all of the cemeteries have historical interest, the three that are particularly noteworthy are the following:

  Shockoe Hill Cemetery

  Located in the downtown area of Richmond on Hospital Street. Within its grounds are buried such luminaries as John Marshall, the revered U.S. Supreme Court Justice; Elmira Shelton, said to be Edgar Allan Poe's fiance and inspiration for the "Lost Lenore" of his poem, "The Raven"; John Allan, Poe's boyhood friend; Peter Francisco, the Revolutionary War Hero; 220 Confederate and 577 Union soldiers; and Elizabeth VanLew, the Union spy who operated a "safe" house during the War Between the States. This cemetery is on the Virginia Landmarks Register and National Register of Historic Places. For more information, call 804-646-4473 or visit the Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery.

  Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery

  Oakwood Cemetery (an active cemetery)

  Located at 3101 Nine Mile Rd. It is the final resting place of 17,000 Confederate soldiers, casualties from several battles fought in the Richmond area during the War Between the States. According to information in the book entitled, "The Dahlgren Affair" by Duane Schultz, Yankee Colonel Dahlgren was buried in a secret grave in Oakwood Cemetery in March 1864 and removed by Elizabeth VanLew under cover of night on April 6, 1864. The body was taken out of Richmond by VanLew under a wagonload of peach trees and reburied the next day on a farm at Hungary Station. His body was returned to Philadelphia in October 1865 for burial in North Hill Cemetery. Office hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Genealogy by appointment only. For more information call (804)646-4473.

  Historic St. John's Church Cemetery

  Located on the grounds of St. John's Church, in Richmond's oldest neighborhood, Church Hill, at 24th and Broad Streets. The City owns the Broad Street side of the cemetery. The cemetery is the resting place of Elizabeth Arnold Poe, the mother of the famous poet, Edgar Allan Poe and George Wythe, one of the signers of our nation's Declaration of Independence. The church is the site of Patrick Henry's rousing, "Give me liberty or give me death!" speech. The dates and times for reenactments Patrick Henry's famous speech can be obtained by calling St. John's Church at (804)649-0263.

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