About Back Creek Quaker Cemetery
Back Creek Quaker Cemetery is a quaker cemetery near Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. It lies about 8.1 mi southeast of Winchester. The grounds sit at about 653 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Algernon R. Wood. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1986570. The nearest other listed cemetery is Yeakley Cemetery, about 3.2 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Omps Funeral Home in Winchester, about 7.0 mi away. It is one of 61 cemeteries we list in Frederick County, and 44 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 61 listings in Frederick County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Winchester. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Back Creek Quaker Cemetery
- Algernon R. Wood1817-1869
People whose Wikidata entry gives Back Creek Quaker 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
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What Back Creek Quaker 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
- Yeakley CemeteryWinchester, VACemetery3.2 mi
- Little Mountain United Methodist Church CemeteryWinchester, VAMethodist cemetery3.7 mi
- Bethel Grange CemeteryWinchester, VACemetery3.7 mi
- Chestnut Grove CemeteryWinchester, VACemetery3.9 mi
- Mount Olive United Methodist Church CemeteryShawnee Land, VAMethodist cemetery4.0 mi
- Pleasant Valley Church CemeteryWinchester, VAChurch cemetery4.1 mi
- Ebenezer Christian Church CemeteryShawnee Land, VAChurch cemetery4.7 mi
- Old Stone Church CemeteryWinchester, VAChurch cemetery5.0 mi
- Upper Ridge CemeteryWinchester, VACemetery5.1 mi
- Mount Hebron Church CemeteryWinchester, VAChurch cemetery5.2 mi
Funeral homes near Back Creek Quaker Cemetery
- Omps Funeral Home7.0 miFuneral home · Winchester
- Omps Funeral Home & Cremation Center7.0 miFuneral home · Winchester · (540) 662-6633
- Cartwright Funeral Home8.2 miFuneral home · Winchester · (540) 662-5282
- Jones Funeral Home & Cremation Service8.8 miFuneral home · Winchester · (540) 662-2523
- Phelps Funeral & Cremation Services9.3 miCremation provider · Winchester · (540) 722-2424
- Giffin Funeral Home, Inc.9.4 miFuneral home · Capon Bridge · (304) 856-3402
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Frequently asked questions
Is Back Creek Quaker Cemetery a Quaker cemetery?
Our records list a Quaker affiliation, based on its official name. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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