About Oakwood Cemetery
Oakwood Cemetery is a cemetery in Charlottesville, Charlottesville City, Virginia. The grounds sit at about 417 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including John E. Massey, Ula Holt and Louise Ferguson Bolden. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1479248. The nearest funeral home we know of is J.F. Bell Funeral Home in Charlottesville, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 6 cemeteries we list in Charlottesville City, and 55 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
Notable people buried at Oakwood Cemetery
Among them: 1 actor.
- John E. Massey1819-1901American politician
- Ula Holt1915-1982Actor
- Louise Ferguson Bolden1907-1991American librarian
People whose Wikidata entry gives Oakwood 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
38.02541, -78.48584
What Oakwood 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.
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Funeral homes near Oakwood Cemetery
- J.F. Bell Funeral Home0.4 miFuneral home · Charlottesville · (434) 295-9169
- Hill & Wood Funeral Service0.5 miFuneral home · Charlottesville · (434) 296-6148
- Mc Clenny Funeral Services Inc0.8 miFuneral home · Charlottesville · (434) 293-8090
- W.A. Hartman Memorials Charlottesville1.0 miMonument dealer · Charlottesville · (434) 293-2570
- A Better Cremation1.2 miCremation provider · Charlottesville · (434) 484-2157
- Teague Funeral Service2.3 miFuneral home · Charlottesville · (434) 977-0005
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