Holy Cross Cemetery
Holy Cross Cemetery is a cemetery in Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia. Holy Cross Cemetery is situated nearby to the heritage site Barton Heights Cemeteries, as well as near the neighborhood Chestnut Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Barton Heights Cemeteries and The Almshouse.
Barton Heights Cemeteries
Heritage site
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Barton Heights Cemeteries is a set of six contiguous historic African-American cemeteries located in Richmond, Virginia, though were originally part of Henrico County. Barton Heights Cemeteries is situated 1,500 feet west of Holy Cross Cemetery.
The Almshouse
Heritage site
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The Almshouse, also known as the City Home is a historic almshouse and hospital complex located in Richmond, Virginia. The Almshouse is situated 2,400 feet south of Holy Cross Cemetery.
Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District
Historic site
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The Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District is a historic district located in the city of Richmond, Virginia, and is a significant example of a municipal almshouse–public hospital–cemetery complex of the sort that arose in the period of the New Republic, following disestablishment of the Anglican Church. Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District is situated 2,500 feet south of Holy Cross Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chestnut Hill and Barton Heights.
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.
Barton Heights
Neighborhood
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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.
Jackson Ward
Neighborhood
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Jackson Ward, previously known as Central Wards, is a historically African-American district in Richmond, Virginia, with a long tradition of African-American businesses.
Holy Cross Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Also known as: “Saint Mary’s Cemetery” and “Saint Marys Cemetery”
- Category: burial
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.55911° or 37° 33′ 33″ northLongitude
-77.42746° or 77° 25′ 39″ westElevation
131 feet (40 metres)Open location code
8794HH5F+J2OpenStreetMap ID
way 44703271OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryGeoNames ID
4764677
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