Fairfax Memorial Park in Kings Park West, Virginia
Also known as Calvary Memorial Park
About Fairfax Memorial Park
Fairfax Memorial Park is a memorial park near Kings Park West, Fairfax County, Virginia. It lies about 1.1 mi southwest of Kings Park West. The grounds sit at about 397 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 15 notable people buried here, including Antonin Scalia, William L. Scott and Carl Kasell. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1492060. The nearest other listed cemetery is Calvary Memorial Gardens, about 0.2 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Fairfax Memorial Funeral Home in Fairfax, about 0.1 mi away. It is one of 131 cemeteries we list in Fairfax County, and 112 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, Kings Park West. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Fairfax Memorial Park
Among them: 2 football players, 2 baseball players, 1 journalist, 1 Korean War veteran, 1 Supreme Court justice, 1 US representative, 1 US senator.
- Antonin Scalia1936-2016Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1986 to 2016
- William L. Scott1915-1997American politician
- Carl Kasell1934-2018American radio personality
- Arnold Kanter1945-2010U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
- Eddie Mayo1910-2006American baseball player and coach
- Lefty Leifield1883-1970American baseball player
- Harold Hansen1894-1977American football and basketball coach
- Stanley R. Hall1933-2001American weapons manufacturer (1933-2001), passenger and victim of the American Airlines flight 77 during the September 11 attacks
- Charles Dean Wise1950-2003American interrogator & torturer
- Paul Halleck1912-1974American football player
- Roberto Vaglio-Laurin1929-1993Researcher
- Stewart Stout1914-1974American Secret Service Agent
Show all 15 notable burials
- Duane S. Cooley1923-2011Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1959
- George Frederick Ruestowborn 1936(born 1936)
- Raymond F. Farrell1906-2000Former commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
People whose Wikidata entry gives Fairfax Memorial Park 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
38.82872, -77.28637
What Fairfax Memorial Park 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.
Nearby cemeteries
- Calvary Memorial GardensKings Park West, VAMemorial park0.2 mi
- Martin Family CemeteryKings Park West, VAFamily cemetery1.8 mi
- Fairfax CemeteryFairfax, VACemetery1.9 mi
- Ratcliffe Family CemeteryFairfax, VAFamily cemetery2.1 mi
- Beach Family CemeteryKings Park, VAFamily cemetery2.1 mi
- Trumble Family CemeteryKings Park, VAFamily cemetery2.4 mi
- Jerusalem Baptist Church CemeteryFairfax Station, VABaptist cemetery2.5 mi
- Haley Family CemeteryFairfax, VAFamily cemetery2.5 mi
- Coffer Family CemeteryBurke, VAFamily cemetery2.6 mi
- Pleasant Valley Memorial ParkWoodburn, VAMemorial park2.8 mi
Funeral homes near Fairfax Memorial Park
- Fairfax Memorial Funeral Home0.1 miFuneral home · Fairfax · (703) 425-9702
- Everly Crematory1.9 miCremation provider · Fairfax · (703) 385-1110
- Carewell Cremations4.2 miFuneral home · Fairfax · (571) 576-2243
- Money & King Funeral Home and Cremation Services5.0 miFuneral home · Vienna · (703) 938-7440
- Demaine Funeral Home5.7 miFuneral home · Springfield · (703) 941-9428
- Demane Funeral Home5.7 miFuneral home · Springfield
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Fairfax Memorial Park located?
Fairfax Memorial Park is at 9900 Braddock Road, Kings Park West, VA in Fairfax County. GPS coordinates: 38.82872, -77.28637.
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