About Cedar Grove Cemetery
Cedar Grove Cemetery is a cemetery in Williamsburg, Williamsburg City, Virginia. The grounds sit at about 75 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 7 notable people buried here, including Edward S. Hamlin, J. Merrill Blanchard and Norvell L. Henley. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1478348. The nearest other listed cemetery is Galt Family Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Whiting's Funeral Home in Williamsburg, about 1.6 mi away. It is one of 9 cemeteries we list in Williamsburg City, and 40 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 9 listings in Williamsburg City have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player, 1 journalist, 1 physician, 1 scientist, 1 US representative.
- Edward S. Hamlin1808-1894American politician
- J. Merrill Blanchard1881-1914American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coach, college athletics administrator
- Norvell L. Henley1869-1937American politician
- W. J. King1864-1936American football coach, college athletics administrator
- Bernice Marguerite Speese1911-1985American botanist, professor and botanical collector
- Edwin Gilliam Booth1839-1922American physician
- Stephen Kent Park1942-20011942-2001 Ph.D. North Carolina State University 1970
People whose Wikidata entry gives Cedar Grove 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
37.26153, -76.70690
What Cedar Grove 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
- Galt Family CemeteryWilliamsburg, VAFamily cemetery0.4 mi
- Hospital CemeteryWilliamsburg, VACemetery0.4 mi
- Taliafero-Cole House GraveyardWilliamsburg, VACemetery0.6 mi
- Maupin CemeteryWilliamsburg, VACemetery0.7 mi
- Bruton Parish Episcopal Church CemeteryWilliamsburg, VAEpiscopal cemetery0.7 mi
- Green Hill Family Burial GroundWilliamsburg, VAFamily cemetery0.8 mi
- Jones Family CemeteryWilliamsburg, VAFamily cemetery1.0 mi
- Waller CemeteryWilliamsburg, VACemetery1.0 mi
- Mount Pleasant CemeteryWilliamsburg, VACemetery2.5 mi
- Nash CemeteryWilliamsburg, VACemetery3.0 mi
Funeral homes near Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Whiting's Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · Williamsburg · (757) 229-3011
- Hogg Funeral Home and Crematory11 miCremation provider · Hayes · (804) 642-2136
- Hogg Funeral Home Inc11 miFuneral home · Hayes · (804) 607-6194
- Poole's Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Smithfield · (757) 357-4742
- Carter Funeral Home - Denbigh Chapel12 miFuneral home · Newport News · (757) 872-6696
- Altmeyer Funeral Homes & Crematory - Denbigh Chapel13 miCremation provider · Newport News · (757) 874-4200
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Cedar Grove Cemetery located?
Cedar Grove Cemetery is at 809 South Henry Street, Williamsburg, VA 23185 in Williamsburg City. GPS coordinates: 37.26153, -76.70690.
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