About French Cemetery
French Cemetery is a cemetery near Yorktown, York County, Virginia. It lies about 2.5 mi northeast of Yorktown. The grounds sit at about 46 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1466885. The nearest other listed cemetery is Shiloh Cemetery, about 1.7 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Carter Funeral Home - Denbigh Chapel in Newport News, about 3.7 mi away. It is one of 15 cemeteries we list in York County, and 45 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Yorktown. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
37.20597, -76.52745
What French 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
- Shiloh CemeteryYorktown, VACemetery1.7 mi
- Yorktown National CemeteryYorktown, VANational cemetery1.8 mi
- Couch GraveYorktown, VACemetery2.7 mi
- Lee CemeteryYorktown, VACemetery3.1 mi
- Jackson Post CemeteryYorktown, VAMilitary cemetery3.3 mi
- Morning Star Church CemeteryYorktown, VAChurch cemetery4.2 mi
- Hill Family CemeteryGloucester Point, VAFamily cemetery4.3 mi
- Gloucester Point CemeteryGloucester Point, VACemetery4.3 mi
- Creek Landing CemeteryGloucester Point, VACemetery4.6 mi
- Tidemill CemeteryGloucester Point, VACemetery4.8 mi
Funeral homes near French Cemetery
- Carter Funeral Home - Denbigh Chapel3.7 miFuneral home · Newport News · (757) 872-6696
- Altmeyer Funeral Homes & Crematory - Denbigh Chapel4.1 miCremation provider · Newport News · (757) 874-4200
- Amory Funeral Home4.3 miFuneral home · Yorktown · (757) 898-5722
- Riverside Funeral Home4.3 miFuneral home · Newport News · (757) 245-1525
- Hogg Funeral Home and Crematory6.1 miCremation provider · Hayes · (804) 642-2136
- Hogg Funeral Home Inc7.7 miFuneral home · Hayes · (804) 607-6194
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