Barton Heights Cemeteries
Barton Heights Cemeteries is a set of six contiguous historic African-American cemeteries located in Richmond, Virginia, though were originally part of Henrico County.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: set of six contiguous historic African-American cemeteries located in Richmond, Virginia
- Also known as: “Barton Heights Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground and Hebrew Cemetery.
Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground
Historic site
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The Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground was established by the city of Richmond, Virginia, for the interment of free people of color, and the enslaved. Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground is situated 2,500 feet southeast of Barton Heights Cemeteries.
Hebrew Cemetery
Cemetery
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The Hebrew Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, also known as Hebrew Burying Ground, and previously the Jew's Burying Ground, dates from 1816. This Jewish cemetery, one of the oldest in the United States, was founded in 1816 as successor to the Franklin Street Burial Grounds of 1789. Hebrew Cemetery is situated 2,200 feet south of Barton Heights Cemeteries.
Shockoe Hill Cemetery
Cemetery
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The Shockoe Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery located on Shockoe Hill in Richmond, Virginia. Shockoe Hill Cemetery is situated 2,300 feet south of Barton Heights Cemeteries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barton Heights and Chestnut Hill.
Barton Heights
Neighborhood
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Barton Heights is a streetcar suburb neighborhood and former town in the Northside area of Richmond, Virginia. The area was primarily developed between 1890 and the 1920s.
Chestnut Hill
Neighborhood
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Chestnut Hill is an unincorporated community in the City of Richmond, in the U.S. state of Virginia.
Jackson Ward
Neighborhood
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Jackson Ward, previously known as Central Wards, is a historically African-American district in Richmond, Virginia, with a long tradition of African-American businesses.
Barton Heights Cemeteries
- Categories: architectural ensemble and burial
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.55799° or 37° 33′ 29″ northLongitude
-77.43243° or 77° 25′ 57″ westElevation
131 feet (40 metres)Open location code
8794HH59+52OpenStreetMap ID
way 44884751OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
“Barton Heights Cemeteries” goes by many names.
- Hausa: “Kabari na Barton Heights”
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