About Rising Sun Cemetery
Rising Sun Cemetery is a cemetery near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia. The grounds sit at about 623 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1675119. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mount Olivet Cemetery, about 2.7 mi away.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Charlottesville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
37.92099, -78.62589
What Rising Sun Cemetery offers
We have no confirmed information about services at this cemetery yet. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
- Accepting new burials Not available
- Cremation options Not available
- Cremation niches Not available
- Mausoleum Not available
- Columbarium Not available
- Chapel Not available
- Green burial Not available
- Veterans section Not available
- Office on site Not available
- Parking Not available
- Wheelchair accessible Not available
- Restrooms Not available
Nearby cemeteries
- Mount Olivet CemeteryCharlottesville, VACemetery2.7 mi
- Hardware Baptist Church CemeteryCharlottesville, VABaptist cemetery2.7 mi
- Trinity CemeteryCrozet, VACemetery2.7 mi
- Zion CemeteryCrozet, VACemetery2.8 mi
- Grace CemeteryCharlottesville, VACemetery3.0 mi
- Mooreland CemeteryCrozet, VACemetery3.8 mi
- Van Clief Family CemeteryCharlottesville, VAFamily cemetery4.5 mi
- Chestnut Grove Church CemeteryCharlottesville, VAChurch cemetery5.2 mi
- Cove CemeteryNellysford, VACemetery5.3 mi
- Day-Alexander-Fretwell CemeteryCharlottesville, VACemetery5.5 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Rising Sun Cemetery located?
No street address is on record. Rising Sun Cemetery is near Charlottesville in Albemarle County, Virginia, at GPS coordinates 37.92099, -78.62589. Use the directions link to navigate to the coordinates.
What are the visiting hours of Rising Sun Cemetery?
Visiting hours are not on record. Many cemeteries are open from dawn to dusk, but confirm with the cemetery or the local town office before visiting.
How do I find a grave at Rising Sun Cemetery?
Contact the cemetery office or owner for interment records and plot maps. Volunteer indexes such as Find a Grave and BillionGraves may list transcribed headstones. For veterans, the VA Nationwide Gravesite Locator covers national and many state veterans cemeteries.
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
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