Chestnut Hill
Chestnut Hill is an unincorporated community in the City of Richmond, in the U.S. state of Virginia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: unincorporated community in Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
- Also known as: “Chestnut Hill, Richmond, Virginia” and “Chestnut Hill, VA”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Woodland Cemetery and Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground.
Woodland Cemetery
Cemetery
Woodland Cemetery is a historically African American cemetery in Northeast Richmond, Virginia located directly east of the Highland Park neighborhood. Opening in 1916, it was built as a resting place for the Black elite of Richmond.
Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground
Historic site
Photo: 2nd ABG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Barton Heights Cemeteries
Cemetery
Photo: Crazyale, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barton Heights Cemeteries is a set of six contiguous historic African-American cemeteries located in Richmond, Virginia, though were originally part of Henrico County.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barton Heights and Highland Park Plaza Historic District.
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.
Highland Park Plaza Historic District
Neighborhood
The Highland Park Plaza Historic District is a national historic district located at Highland Park, Richmond, Virginia. The district encompasses 1,005 contributing buildings located north of downtown Richmond and east of Barton Heights and Brookland Park.
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.
Chestnut Hill
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Richmond, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.56265° or 37° 33′ 46″ northLongitude
-77.42193° or 77° 25′ 19″ westElevation
154 feet (47 metres)Open location code
8794HH7H+36OpenStreetMap ID
node 158617524OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From French to Irish—“Chestnut Hill” goes by many names.
- French: “Chestnut Hill”
- Irish: “Chestnut Hill”
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