About Saint Matthew's Cemetery
Saint Matthew's Cemetery is a lutheran cemetery near New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia. The grounds sit at about 1,070 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: William Hugh McDowell. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1673901. The nearest other listed cemetery is Valley Central Cemetery, about 3.1 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Dellinger Funeral Homes Inc. in New Market, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 54 cemeteries we list in Shenandoah County, and 40 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, New Market. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Saint Matthew's Cemetery
- William Hugh McDowell1846-1864
People whose Wikidata entry gives Saint Matthew's 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 Saint Matthew's 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
- Valley Central CemeteryNew Market, VACemetery3.1 mi
- Cedar Grove CemeteryNew Market, VACemetery3.2 mi
- Mount Zion CemeteryNew Market, VACemetery3.5 mi
- Woods Chapel CemeteryMount Jackson, VAChurch cemetery4.1 mi
- Saint Marks CemeteryMount Jackson, VACemetery5.2 mi
- Timberville CemeteryTimberville, VACemetery5.5 mi
- Flat Rock CemeteryTimberville, VACemetery5.5 mi
- Mount Jackson CemeteryMount Jackson, VACemetery5.8 mi
- Rader CemeteryTimberville, VACemetery6.0 mi
- Longs CemeteryStanley, VACemetery6.1 mi
Funeral homes near Saint Matthew's Cemetery
- Dellinger Funeral Homes Inc.0.2 miFuneral home · New Market · (540) 740-3312
- Theis Funeral Chapel0.3 miFuneral chapel · New Market
- Grandle Funeral Home Inc7.2 miFuneral home · Broadway · (540) 896-3231
- Valley Funeral Chapel/Heishman Funeral Service12 miFuneral chapel · Edinburg · (540) 984-3700
- The Bradley Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Luray · (540) 743-5747
- Lindsey-Kyger Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Shenandoah · (540) 652-8101
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Frequently asked questions
Is Saint Matthew's Cemetery a Lutheran cemetery?
Our records list a Lutheran affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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