About Henson Cemetery
Henson Cemetery is a cemetery near Palmyra, Fluvanna County, Virginia. It lies about 8.1 mi southwest of Palmyra. The grounds sit at about 472 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1494068. The nearest other listed cemetery is Beulah Church Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Sheridan Funeral Home in Kents Store, about 2.7 mi away. It is one of 102 cemeteries we list in Fluvanna County, and 56 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Palmyra. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
37.91523, -78.13239
What Henson 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
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- Shepherd Family CemeteryPalmyra, VAFamily cemetery1.7 mi
- Galilee Church CemeteryLouisa, VAChurch cemetery1.8 mi
- Boatwright Burial GroundPalmyra, VACemetery2.0 mi
- Byrd Chapel CemeteryPalmyra, VAChurch cemetery2.6 mi
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- Hope CemeteryPalmyra, VACemetery2.8 mi
- Key CemeteryPalmyra, VACemetery2.9 mi
- Kent CemeteryPalmyra, VACemetery3.5 mi
Funeral homes near Henson Cemetery
- Virginia Monuments2.7 miMonument dealer · Kents Store · (434) 996-1888
- Sheridan Funeral Home2.7 miFuneral home · Kents Store · (434) 589-8374
- Owens Funeral Services8.8 miFuneral home · Louisa · (540) 899-6090
- Woodward Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Louisa · (540) 967-0085
- Thacker Brothers Lake Monticello Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Palmyra · (434) 589-0920
- Thomasson Funeral Service13 miFuneral home · Fork Union · (434) 842-1077
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