About Cheesecake Cemetery
Cheesecake Cemetery is a cemetery near Williamsburg, York County, Virginia. It lies about 5.1 mi west of Williamsburg. The grounds sit at about 85 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Edward Ratcliff. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1464765. The nearest other listed cemetery is Curtis Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Whiting's Funeral Home in Williamsburg, about 3.4 mi away. It is one of 15 cemeteries we list in York County, and 50 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Williamsburg. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Cheesecake Cemetery
Among them: 1 Civil War veteran, 1 Medal of Honor recipient.
- Edward Ratcliff1835-1915United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
People whose Wikidata entry gives Cheesecake 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
37.24736, -76.62023
What Cheesecake 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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- Lee CemeteryYorktown, VACemetery3.1 mi
- Waller CemeteryWilliamsburg, VACemetery4.2 mi
- Jones Family CemeteryWilliamsburg, VAFamily cemetery4.4 mi
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Funeral homes near Cheesecake Cemetery
- Whiting's Funeral Home3.4 miFuneral home · Williamsburg · (757) 229-3011
- Hogg Funeral Home and Crematory6.8 miCremation provider · Hayes · (804) 642-2136
- Hogg Funeral Home Inc7.6 miFuneral home · Hayes · (804) 607-6194
- Carter Funeral Home - Denbigh Chapel8.3 miFuneral home · Newport News · (757) 872-6696
- Altmeyer Funeral Homes & Crematory - Denbigh Chapel8.6 miCremation provider · Newport News · (757) 874-4200
- Riverside Funeral Home9.5 miFuneral home · Newport News · (757) 245-1525
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