About Maplewood Cemetery
Maplewood Cemetery is a cemetery near Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia. It lies about 0.8 mi south of Tazewell. The grounds sit at about 2,415 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including George C. Peery, Alexander St. Clair and David Clinton Gillespie. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1470083. The nearest other listed cemetery is Watts Cemetery, about 2.0 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Tazewell, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 95 cemeteries we list in Tazewell County, and 47 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Tazewell. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Maplewood Cemetery
Among them: 1 governor, 1 scientist, 1 US representative.
- George C. Peery1873-1952American Democratic politician, and Governor of Virginia, 1934-1938
- Alexander St. Clair1845-1921American politician
- David Clinton Gillespie1877-1935American mathematician
- George F. Barnes1919-2004American politician
- John N. Harman1854-1934American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Maplewood 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
37.12693, -81.52038
What Maplewood 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
- Watts CemeteryTazewell, VACemetery2.0 mi
- Peery CemeteryTazewell, VACemetery2.2 mi
- Mays CemeteryTazewell, VACemetery3.3 mi
- Buchanan CemeteryTazewell, VACemetery3.4 mi
- Witten CemeterySpringville, VACemetery4.0 mi
- Thompson CemeteryTazewell, VACemetery4.1 mi
- Thompson CemeteryTazewell, VACemetery4.2 mi
- Wilburn CemeterySpringville, VACemetery4.2 mi
- Crabtree CemeteryTazewell, VACemetery4.2 mi
- Bowen CemeterySpringville, VACemetery4.6 mi
Funeral homes near Maplewood Cemetery
- Hurst-Scott Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Tazewell · (276) 988-7579
- Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Tazewell · (276) 988-4190
- Singleton Funeral Service14 miFuneral home · Cedar Bluff · (276) 964-4011
- Jones Chapel14 miFuneral home · Cedar Bluff
- Fanning Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · War · (304) 875-4800
- Hurst-Scott Funeral Homes15 miFuneral home · Richlands · (276) 964-4041
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