About Washington Family Cemetery
Washington Family Cemetery is a family cemetery near Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia. It lies about 0.8 mi northwest of Mount Vernon. The grounds sit at about 66 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including George Washington and Martha Washington. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1761527. The nearest funeral home we know of is Old Town Funeral Choices in Alexandria, about 5.4 mi away. It is one of 131 cemeteries we list in Fairfax County, and 73 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, Mount Vernon. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Washington Family Cemetery
Among them: 1 first lady, 1 inventor or engineer, 1 president, 1 Revolutionary War veteran, 1 writer.
- George Washington1732-1799Founding Father and first U.S. president
- Martha Washington1731-1802First Lady of the United States from 1789 to 1797
People whose Wikidata entry gives Washington Family 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
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What Washington Family 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.
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Funeral homes near Washington Family Cemetery
- Old Town Funeral Choices5.4 miFuneral home · Alexandria · (703) 465-1800
- McPherson Funeral Services and Cremations5.4 miFuneral home · Fort Washington · (301) 292-4603
- Alfirdaus Jinnazah Services Llc Muslim Funeral Home5.5 miFuneral home · Lorton · (703) 927-6917
- Jefferson Funeral Chapel5.6 miFuneral chapel · Alexandria · (703) 971-7400
- Lay To Rest Cremation and Funeral Home6.2 miFuneral home · Springfield · (703) 372-1177
- Thornton Funeral Home P.A.6.3 miFuneral home · Indian Head · (301) 375-7855
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