About Sterling Cemetery
Sterling Cemetery is a cemetery in Sterling, Loudoun County, Virginia. The grounds sit at about 285 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Byron William Brown. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1502402. The nearest other listed cemetery is Old Sterling Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the north. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Adams-Green Funeral Home & Crematory in Herndon, about 3.1 mi away. It is one of 77 cemeteries we list in Loudoun County, and 53 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 3 of the 77 listings in Loudoun County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Sterling Cemetery
- Byron William Brown1930-2004Ph.D. University of Minnesota-Minneapolis 1959; Stanford biostatistician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Sterling 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
39.00630, -77.41943
What Sterling 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
- Old Sterling CemeterySterling, VACemetery0.1 mi
- Tippet's Hill CemeterySterling, VACemetery1.1 mi
- Tippett's Hill CemeterySterling, VACemetery1.1 mi
- Orrison Family CemeteryOak Grove, VAFamily cemetery2.0 mi
- Chestnut Grove CemeteryHerndon, VACemetery2.7 mi
- Lyon Family CemeterySterling, VAFamily cemetery3.3 mi
- Craven Family CemeteryAshburn, VAFamily cemetery3.5 mi
- Dranesville United Methodist Church CemeteryDranesville, VAMethodist cemetery3.6 mi
- Jenkins Family CemeteryCountryside, VAFamily cemetery3.6 mi
- Mount Pleasant Baptist Church CemeteryFloris, VABaptist cemetery3.8 mi
Funeral homes near Sterling Cemetery
- Adams-Green Funeral Home & Crematory3.1 miCremation provider · Herndon · (703) 437-1764
- Funeraria Martinez-Caballero7.7 miFuneral home · Chantilly · (571) 715-3117
- Heavenly Paws Cremations7.8 miFuneral home · Chantilly · (703) 378-8378
- Funeral Choices of Chantilly7.8 miFuneral home · Chantilly · (703) 378-6896
- Cremation Society Of Virginia7.8 miCremation provider · Chantilly · (703) 936-2622
- Military Funeral Service8.0 miFuneral home · Chantilly · (703) 850-0249
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Sterling Cemetery located?
Sterling Cemetery is at 45835 West Church Road, Sterling, VA 20164 in Loudoun County. GPS coordinates: 39.00630, -77.41943.
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