About McDowell Cemetery
McDowell Cemetery is a cemetery near Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia. It lies about 9.3 mi southwest of Lexington. The grounds sit at about 1,716 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: John McDowell. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1485287. The nearest other listed cemetery is Fairfield Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is McElwee Chapel in Rockbridge Baths, about 3.7 mi away. It is one of 39 cemeteries we list in Rockbridge County, and 19 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Lexington. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at McDowell Cemetery
- John McDowell1714-1742American military officer
People whose Wikidata entry gives McDowell 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
37.86874, -79.31059
What McDowell 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.
Nearby cemeteries
- Fairfield CemeteryLexington, VAChristian cemetery1.2 mi
- Timber Ridge CemeteryEast Lexington, VAChristian cemetery3.2 mi
- Irish Creek CemeteryBuena Vista, VACemetery5.1 mi
- Clarks Mountain CemeteryBuena Vista, VACemetery5.5 mi
- New Providence Presbyterian Church CemeteryLexington, VAPresbyterian cemetery5.7 mi
- Alone CemeteryEast Lexington, VACemetery6.4 mi
- Stony Hill CemeteryStuarts Draft, VACemetery6.9 mi
- Bridge Hill CemeteryBuena Vista, VACemetery8.0 mi
- Haines Chapel CemeteryStuarts Draft, VAChurch cemetery8.6 mi
- Haines CemeteryStuarts Draft, VACemetery8.6 mi
Funeral homes near McDowell Cemetery
- McElwee Chapel3.7 miFuneral home · Rockbridge Baths
- Lomax Funeral Home9.4 miFuneral home · Buena Vista · (540) 261-6585
- Bolling, Grose, and Lotts Funeral Home9.4 miFuneral home · Buena Vista · (540) 261-5510
- Harrison Funeral Home & Crematory10 miCremation provider · Lexington · (540) 463-2912
- Craigsville Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Craigsville · (540) 997-5368
- Reynolds Hamrick Funeral Homes & Crematory17 miCremation provider · Stuarts Draft · (540) 337-4111
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