Shockoe Hill Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia

Shockoe Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia. It lies about 1.6 mi west of Richmond. The grounds sit at about 161 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 45 notable people buried here, including John Marshall, Sarah Elmira Royster and William H. Cabell. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1479619. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hebrew Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is McClenny and Watkins Funeral Service in Richmond, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 18 cemeteries we list in Richmond City, and 59 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, Richmond. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 3 governors, 3 journalists, 3 US representatives, 3 writers, 2 business leaders, 2 physicians, 1 actor, 1 Civil War veteran.

• John Marshall1755-1835
  Chief justice of the United States from 1801 to 1835,
• Sarah Elmira Royster1810-1888
  Sweetheart of Edgar Allan Poe
• William H. Cabell1772-1853
  American politician
• John M. Patton1797-1858
  American politician
• Elizabeth Van Lew1818-1900
  American civil war spy
• Peter Francisco1760-1831
  American patriot and soldier during the Revolutionary War
• Powhatan Ellis1790-1863
  United States federal judge
• John Munford Gregory1804-1884
  American politician
• George William Bagby1828-1883
  American physician and editor
• John Wickham1763-1839
  American Loyalist and attorney
• John Hampden Pleasants1797-1846
  American journalist and businessman
• Joseph C. Mayo1795-1872
  American lawyer and politician

People whose Wikidata entry gives Shockoe Hill 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.

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.

• Hebrew Cemetery

  Richmond, VA
  Jewish cemetery

  0.2 mi
• Barton Heights Cemetery

  Richmond, VA · est. 1815
  Cemetery

  0.5 mi
• Holy Cross Cemetery

  Richmond, VA
  Christian cemetery

  0.6 mi
• Woodland Cemetery

  East Highland Park, VA
  Cemetery

  1.3 mi
• Franklin Street Burial Grounds

  Richmond, VA
  Jewish cemetery

  1.4 mi
• Saint Johns Cemetery

  Richmond, VA
  Episcopal cemetery

  1.5 mi
• Hollywood Cemetery

  Richmond, VA
  Cemetery

  1.6 mi
• M Street Cemetery

  Richmond, VA
  Municipal cemetery

  1.7 mi
• Civil War Cemetery

  Richmond, VA
  Cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Riverview Cemetery

  Richmond, VA
  Cemetery

  2.1 mi

• McClenny and Watkins Funeral Service

  Funeral home · Richmond · (804) 321-1100
  1.1 mi
• Chiles Funeral Home Inc

  Funeral home · Richmond · (804) 649-0377
  1.2 mi
• Southside Cremation Services

  Cremation provider · Richmond · (804) 788-4619
  1.4 mi
• Scott's Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Richmond · (804) 321-9095
  1.4 mi
• Walter J Manning Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Richmond · (804) 643-8738
  1.4 mi
• Joseph Jenkins, Junior Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Richmond
  2.0 mi

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