Jefferson Tomb in Charlottesville, Virginia

Jefferson Tomb is a cemetery near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia. It lies about 1.8 mi northwest of Charlottesville. The grounds sit at about 771 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 25 notable people buried here, including Thomas Jefferson, Martha Jefferson Randolph and Martha Jefferson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1468662. The nearest cremation provider we know of is A Better Cremation in Charlottesville, about 1.6 mi away. It is one of 89 cemeteries we list in Albemarle County, and 54 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 89 listings in Albemarle County have a phone number or website on record.

Graveyard owned by the Monticello Association, a group of lineal descendants of Thomas Jefferson and his wife, Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson. Burials in the Monticello Graveyard are usually limited to direct descendants of Thomas and Martha Jefferson an

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Charlottesville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 3 governors, 2 Civil War veterans, 2 US representatives, 2 writers, 1 architect, 1 first lady, 1 inventor or engineer, 1 president.

• Thomas Jefferson1743-1826
  Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809
• Martha Jefferson Randolph1772-1836
  First Lady of the United States from 1801 to 1809
• Martha Jefferson1748-1782
  First lady of Virginia, wife of Thomas Jefferson
• Wilson Cary Nicholas1761-1820
  American politician
• George Wythe Randolph1818-1867
  Confederate Army general, grandson of Thomas Jefferson
• Thomas Mann Randolph1768-1828
  American politician, son-in-law of Thomas Jefferson
• Thomas Jefferson Randolph1792-1875
  American planter and politician, grandson of Thomas Jefferson
• Jane Randolph Jefferson1720-1776
  Thomas Jefferson's mother
• Cornelia J. Randolph1799-1871
  Granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson
• Dabney S. Carr1802-1854
  American newspaper publisher and diplomat
• Jefferson Randolph Kean1860-1950
  1860-1950 , U.S. Army medical officer
• Walter Muir Whitehill1905-1978
  Historian

People whose Wikidata entry gives Jefferson Tomb 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.

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.

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  Cemetery

  0.0 mi
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• W.A. Hartman Memorials Charlottesville

  Monument dealer · Charlottesville · (434) 293-2570
  1.4 mi
• A Better Cremation

  Cremation provider · Charlottesville · (434) 484-2157
  1.6 mi
• Hill & Wood Funeral Service

  Funeral home · Charlottesville · (434) 296-6148
  2.1 mi
• J.F. Bell Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Charlottesville · (434) 295-9169
  2.4 mi
• Mc Clenny Funeral Services Inc

  Funeral home · Charlottesville · (434) 293-8090
  2.5 mi
• Teague Funeral Service

  Funeral home · Charlottesville · (434) 977-0005
  4.3 mi

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