Cemeteries in Woodlawn, Virginia

Private Cemeteries in Woodlawn, Virginia often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in Woodlawn, Virginia are primarily for veterans and individuals who have served in the armed forces, and in some cases, their family members. Public Cemeteries in Woodlawn, Virginia are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.

We offer detailed information for cemeteries in Woodlawn, Virginia , including the names of deceased individuals, their birth and death dates, data about relatives, and cemetery locations. Additionally, you can obtain historical records and conduct searches for ancestors interred in Woodlawn, Virginia .

Our database contains records of burials from 31 cemeteries.

Woodlawn was established by a group of prominent New Yorkers who envisioned a burial ground easily accessible from Manhattan. It is designed in the landscape-lawn style that was made popular after the Civil War, which emphasizes the relationship between landscape and classical architecture.

Woodlawn Cemetery houses the graves of notable African Americans, including Senator Blanche K. Bruce, the US Senate's second African American member (he served from 1875 to 1881), and Representative John Mercer Langston, who served in the US House of Representatives from 1889 to 1891.

That would be Michael Jackson. When the King of Pop died in 2009, fans left mash notes and stuffed animals at the Motown Historical Museum in Detroit. The tributes were placed in a vault and buried at Woodlawn.

Police say the remains are those of 24-year-old Edith Patten, who was born in 1867 and died in 1891. Pieces of a Victorian-era casket were found with Patten's remains. Police say Woodlawn Cemetery had previously existed in the area until 1931.

Notable graves Liz Anderson (1927–2011), country music singer, songwriter, and mother to country musician Lynn Anderson. H. Leo Boles (1874–1946), president of Lipscomb University.

Perhaps the best known of those laid to rest at Woodlawn is George Jones, honored by way of a massive and eclectic monument in the heart of the cemetery. Tammy Wynette also makes her final home at Woodlawn, along with Little Jimmy Dickens, Tommy Jackson, and Johnny Paycheck.

That would be Michael Jackson. When the King of Pop died in 2009, fans left mash notes and stuffed animals at the Motown Historical Museum in Detroit. The tributes were placed in a vault and buried at Woodlawn.