Freedmens Cemetery
Freedmens Cemetery is a cemetery in Danville, Central Virginia, Virginia. Freedmens Cemetery is situated nearby to Danville National Cemetery, as well as near the museum Danville Science Center.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Danville National Cemetery and Danville station.
Danville National Cemetery
Cemetery
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Danville National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Danville, Virginia. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 3.5 acres and, as of the end of 2005, it had 2,282 interments. Danville National Cemetery is situated 330 feet north of Freedmens Cemetery.
Danville station
Railway station
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Danville station is an Amtrak train station in Danville, Virginia, served by the daily Crescent. The 1899-built station building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Danville Southern Railway Passenger Depot. Danville station is situated 3,300 feet northeast of Freedmens Cemetery.
Danville Science Center
Museum
Danville Science Center is a science museum affiliated with the Science Museum of Virginia located in the tobacco warehouse district of Danville, Virginia. Danville Science Center is situated 3,200 feet northeast of Freedmens Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dundee and Glenwood.
Dundee
Neighborhood
Dundee is an unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.
Glenwood
Neighborhood
Glenwood is an unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Glenwood is situated 1½ miles northeast of Freedmens Cemetery.
Green Acres
Neighborhood
Green Acres is an unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Green Acres is situated 2 miles east of Freedmens Cemetery.
Freedmens Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Also known as: “Freedmen’s Cemetery”
- Category: burial
- Location: Danville, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.5762° or 36° 34′ 34″ northLongitude
-79.38929° or 79° 23′ 21″ westElevation
518 feet (158 metres)Open location code
8782HJG6+F7OpenStreetMap ID
node 356594235OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardGeoNames ID
4760113
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