About Cape Charles Cemetery
Cape Charles Cemetery is a cemetery near Cape Charles, Northampton County, Virginia. It lies about 1.7 mi west of Cape Charles. The grounds sit at about 16 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Georgia Engel and Francis C. FitzHugh. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1464428. The nearest other listed cemetery is African Baptist Church Cemetery, about 1.7 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Cornish & Holland Funeral Home in Cape Charles, about 1.4 mi away. It is one of 33 cemeteries we list in Northampton County, and 18 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Cape Charles. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Cape Charles Cemetery
Among them: 1 actor.
- Georgia Engel1948-2019American actress
- Francis C. FitzHugh1928-1984Anglo-Catholic priest
People whose Wikidata entry gives Cape Charles Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
37.26698, -75.98518
What Cape Charles Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- African Baptist Church CemeteryCape Charles, VABaptist cemetery1.7 mi
- First Baptist Church CemeteryCape Charles, VABaptist cemetery2.5 mi
- John Custis TombCape Charles, VACemetery2.8 mi
- Eyre Hall CemeteryEastville, VACemetery3.2 mi
- Ebenezer Church CemeteryCape Charles, VAChurch cemetery3.9 mi
- Salem ChurchyardEastville, VAChurch cemetery3.9 mi
- Capeville Methodist Church CemeteryCape Charles, VAMethodist cemetery4.4 mi
- Capeville Masonic CemeteryCape Charles, VACemetery4.5 mi
- Whitehead CemeteryEastville, VACemetery4.5 mi
- Whitehead Place CemeteryCape Charles, VACemetery5.8 mi
Funeral homes near Cape Charles Cemetery
- Cornish & Holland Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Cape Charles · (757) 331-2303
- Gray's Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Cape Charles · (757) 331-3810
- Holland Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Nassawadox · (757) 442-4822
- Smith & Scott Funeral Home20 miFuneral home · Exmore · (757) 442-4999
- Doughty Funeral Home & Crematory Inc21 miCremation provider · Exmore · (757) 442-6362
- Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home22 miFuneral home · Mathews · (804) 725-2141
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