Cemeteries in Essex County, VA
Essex County, Virginia has 39 cemeteries in our directory, listed under 5 nearby cities and towns. The most listings are near Tappahannock (29), Bowling Green (5) and King and Queen Court House (2). Among them are 25 church cemeteries (64%), 9 Baptist cemeteries (23%) and 4 family cemeteries (10%).
All cemeteries in Essex County
- Beulah Baptist Church CemeteryTappahannockBaptist cemetery
- Ebenezer Church CemeteryBowling GreenChristian cemetery
- Enon Church CemeteryBowling GreenChristian cemetery
- First Baptist Church CemeteryTappahannockBaptist cemetery
- Grace Episcopal Church CemeteryTappahannockEpiscopal cemetery
- Hermon Methodist Church CemeteryTappahannockMethodist cemetery
- Howertons Baptist Church CemeteryTappahannockBaptist cemetery
- Lebanon United Methodist Church CemeteryTappahannockMethodist cemetery
- Mount Zion Baptist Church CemeteryTappahannockBaptist cemetery
- New Mount Zion Baptist Church CemeteryTappahannockBaptist cemetery
- Oak Grove Baptist Church CemeteryTappahannockBaptist cemetery
- Saint John Baptist Church CemeteryTappahannockBaptist cemetery
- Saint Johns Episcopal ChurchyardTappahannockEpiscopal cemetery
- Saint Timothy Catholic Church Memorial GardenTappahannockMemorial park
- Trinity Baptist Church CemeteryTappahannockBaptist cemetery
- Zion Baptist Church CemeteryMontrossBaptist cemetery
- Antioch Church CemeteryTappahannockChurch cemetery
- Banks Family CemeteryTappahannockFamily cemetery
- Bethlehem Church CemeteryTappahannockChurch cemetery
- Brockenbrough CemeteryTappahannockCemetery
- Brooks-Coleman Family CemeteryTappahannockFamily cemetery
- Carmel CemeteryMontrossCemetery
- Davis-Hodges-Stokes CemeteryTappahannockCemetery
- Ephesus Church CemeteryTappahannockChurch cemetery
- Essex CemeteryTappahannockCemetery
- First Union Church CemeteryTappahannockChurch cemetery
- Good Hope Church CemeteryTappahannockChurch cemetery
- Griffin Family Burying GroundTappahannockCemetery
- Harrison Family CemeteryBowling GreenFamily cemetery
- Hundley Family CemeteryKing and Queen Court HouseFamily cemetery
- Kay CemeteryBowling GreenCemetery
- Linden Hall CemeteryTappahannockCemetery
- Macedonia Church CemeteryKing and Queen Court HouseChurch cemetery
- Mount Clement Burial GroundTappahannockCemetery
- Mount Olive Church CemeteryBowling GreenChurch cemetery
- Rappahannock CemeteryTappahannockCemetery
- Saint Pauls Church CemeteryTappahannockChurch cemetery
- Upper Essex CemeteryTappahannockCemetery
- Vauters ChurchyardColonial BeachChurch cemetery
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Frequently asked questions
How many cemeteries are in Essex County?
We list 39 cemeteries in Essex County, Virginia. Small family burial grounds recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey are included, so the count is higher than the number of cemeteries with an office or staff.
Where are burial records for Essex County kept?
Death certificates are held by the Virginia vital records office and often the county clerk or health department. Individual cemeteries keep their own interment records; church cemeteries may keep them at the parish office. County historical and genealogical societies often have transcriptions of older cemeteries.
Can I visit family cemeteries in Essex County?
Many family cemeteries sit on private land. Ask the landowner before visiting. Virginia law may give descendants a right of reasonable access, but the rules and process vary by state.
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