About Oakwood Cemetery
Oakwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Montrose, Richmond City, Virginia. It lies about 1.6 mi southeast of Montrose. The grounds sit at about 148 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 7 notable people buried here, including Ethel Furman, James Netherwood and William H. Adams. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1479247. The nearest other listed cemetery is Oakwood Hebrew Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Chiles Funeral Home Inc in Richmond, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 18 cemeteries we list in Richmond City, and 64 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Richmond City dates to 1815. 1 of the 18 listings in Richmond City have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Montrose. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oakwood Cemetery
Among them: 2 architects.
- Ethel Furman1893-1976American architect
- James Netherwood1834-1899American stonemason
- William H. Adams1872-1958American politician (1872-1958), served in the Virginia House of Delegates
- B. F. Johnson1856-1921American publisher
- James Edward Eubank1875-1954Grocer in Richmond, Virginia, USA
- Nina Belle Horton Avery1898-1980Lawyer, women's organization leader
- T. Wiley Davis1834-1913Architect based in Richmond, Virginia, USA
People whose Wikidata entry gives Oakwood 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
37.53764, -77.39859
What Oakwood 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
- Oakwood Hebrew CemeteryMontrose, VAJewish cemetery0.2 mi
- Colored Paupers CemeteryMontrose, VACemetery0.5 mi
- Evergreen CemeteryMontrose, VACemetery0.6 mi
- East End CemeteryMontrose, VACemetery0.7 mi
- M Street CemeteryRichmond, VAMunicipal cemetery0.8 mi
- Workman's Circle Cemetery of RichmondMontrose, VACemetery0.9 mi
- Congregation Kol Emes Beth Torah CemeteryMontrose, VAChurch cemetery0.9 mi
- Sir Moses Montefiore Cemetery2019 Jennie Scher Road, Montrose, VAJewish cemetery0.9 mi
- Saint Johns CemeteryRichmond, VAEpiscopal cemetery1.2 mi
- Franklin Street Burial GroundsRichmond, VAJewish cemetery1.5 mi
Funeral homes near Oakwood Cemetery
- Oakwood Monument Company0.2 miMonument dealer · Richmond · (804) 222-6447
- Chiles Funeral Home Inc0.9 miFuneral home · Richmond · (804) 649-0377
- Walter J Manning Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Richmond · (804) 643-8738
- Southside Cremation Services1.6 miCremation provider · Richmond · (804) 788-4619
- Wilson & Associates' Funeral Service, Inc.1.9 miFuneral home · Richmond · (804) 222-1720
- Nelsen Funeral Home & Crematory2.5 miCremation provider · Richmond · (804) 222-8601
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