King David Memorial Gardens in Idylwood, Virginia

King David Memorial Gardens is a memorial park near Idylwood, Fairfax County, Virginia. It lies about 0.8 mi north of Idylwood. The grounds sit at about 387 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 19 notable people buried here, including William Safire, Julian Simon and Edward D. Freis. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1778933. The nearest other listed cemetery is National Memorial Park, about 0.4 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is National Funeral Home & Memorial Park in Falls Church, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 131 cemeteries we list in Fairfax County, and 141 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Fairfax County dates to 1899. 5 of the 131 listings in Fairfax County have a phone number or website on record.

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

Among them: 3 journalists, 1 business leader, 1 inventor or engineer, 1 physician, 1 Pulitzer Prize winner, 1 scientist, 1 World War II veteran, 1 writer.

• William Safire1929-2009
  American journalist and presidential speechwriter
• Julian Simon1932-1998
  American economist noted for his view that natural resources are not finite
• Edward D. Freis1912-2005
  American physician and researcher, who received the Albert Lasker Award for his studies of the treatment of hypertension.
• Jack Minker1927-2021
  American artificial intelligence researcher
• Abe Pollin1923-2009
  American businessman
• Pauline Menes1924-2009
  American politician
• William Zisman1905-1986
  American scientist
• Harold Liebowitz1924-2004
  American mechanic
• Nathaniel Goldfinger1916-1976
  American economist and researcher
• Bess B. Lavine1927-2022
  American judge
• Daniel Maccabaeus Dribin1913-1997
  Ph.D. The University of Chicago 1936
• Elaine Selwyn1931-2008
  American businesswoman

People whose Wikidata entry gives King David Memorial Gardens 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.

• National Memorial Park

  West Falls Church, VA
  Memorial park

  0.4 mi
• Saint James Cemetery

  Falls Church, VA
  Catholic cemetery

  0.9 mi
• Saint James Catholic Church Cemetery

  Falls Church, VA
  Catholic cemetery

  0.9 mi
• Merrifield Cemetery

  Merrifield, VA
  Cemetery

  1.1 mi
• Galloway United Methodist Church Cemetery

  Falls Church, VA
  Methodist cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Falls Church Episcopal Church Cemetery

  Falls Church, VA
  Episcopal cemetery

  1.9 mi
• Second Baptist Church Cemetery

  Falls Church, VA
  Baptist cemetery

  2.0 mi
• Williams Family Cemetery

  Tysons, VA
  Family cemetery

  2.1 mi
• Liberty Cemetery

  Woodburn, VA
  Baptist cemetery

  2.6 mi
• Phillips Family Graveyard

  Falls Church, VA
  Family cemetery

  2.7 mi

• National Funeral Home & Memorial Park

  Funeral home · Falls Church · (703) 560-4400
  0.3 mi
• Murphy Funeral Homes

  Funeral home · Falls Church · (703) 533-0341
  1.2 mi
• Advent Funeral & Cremation Services

  Cremation provider · Falls Church · (703) 239-4934
  1.4 mi
• Carewell Cremations

  Funeral home · Fairfax · (571) 576-2243
  1.6 mi
• Money & King Funeral Home and Cremation Services

  Funeral home · Vienna · (703) 938-7440
  3.5 mi
• Everly Funeral Home & Cremation Service

  Funeral home · Falls Church · (703) 532-5161
  3.5 mi

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