Blandford Cemetery
Blandford Cemetery is a historic cemetery located in Petersburg, Virginia. It contains remains of people of all classes and races as well as veterans of every American war.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Josephs Cemetery and City Market.
Saint Josephs Cemetery
Cemetery
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People's Memorial Cemetery, formerly known as Providence Cemetery, is a historic African-American cemetery located at Petersburg, Virginia. The cemetery was deeded in three sections: the first tract in 1840, the second tract was added in 1865, and the final acres were deeded about 1880. Saint Josephs Cemetery is situated 1,700 feet west of Blandford Cemetery.
City Market
Marketplace
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City Market, also known as Farmers Market, is an historic public market located at 9 East Old Street in Petersburg, Virginia. It was built in 1878–1879 through a land given in trust by merchant Robert Balling. City Market is situated 1¼ miles west of Blandford Cemetery.
Centre Hill Historic District
Park
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Centre Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. The district includes 81 contributing buildings located in a predominantly residential section of Petersburg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pocahontas Island and Colonial Heights.
Pocahontas Island
Neighborhood
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Pocahontas Island is a peninsula in Petersburg, Virginia, once on the opposite side of the Appomattox River from Petersburg. Since 1915 a new channel for the river separated it from Chesterfield County and the former channel no longer separates it from the city.
Colonial Heights
Town
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Colonial Heights is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,170. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Colonial Heights with Dinwiddie County for statistical purposes. Colonial Heights is situated 2½ miles northwest of Blandford Cemetery.
Ettrick
Village
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Ettrick is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,241. The town is home to Virginia State University and the Petersburg Amtrak train station. Ettrick is situated 2½ miles west of Blandford Cemetery.
Blandford Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Petersburg, Virginia
- Category: burial
- Location: Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.22682° or 37° 13′ 37″ northLongitude
-77.38362° or 77° 23′ 1″ westElevation
112 feet (34 metres)Open location code
87946JG8+PHOpenStreetMap ID
way 993814643OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“Blandford Cemetery” goes by many names.
- French: “cimetière de Blandford”
- French: “Cimetière de Blandford”
- Hausa: “Kabari na Blandford”
- Swedish: “Blandford Cemetery”
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