Yorktown National Cemetery

Colonial National Historical Park is a large national historical park located in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia operated by the National Park Service.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yorktown Victory Monument and Watermen’s Museum.

Yorktown Victory Monument

Monument

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The Yorktown Victory Monument is a monument erected in Colonial National Historical Park in Yorktown, Virginia, commemorating the 1781 victory at Yorktown and the alliance with France that brought about the end of the American Revolution and the resulting peace with England after the American Revolutionary War. Yorktown Victory Monument is situated 2,900 feet north of Yorktown National Cemetery.

Watermen’s Museum

Museum

The Watermen's Museum is a museum in Yorktown, Virginia. It documents the history of Chesapeake Bay 'watermen', from pre-colonial to modern times. The Museum is located on Water Street and open to the public from April to December. Watermen’s Museum is situated 1 mile north of Yorktown National Cemetery.

George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge

Bridge

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The George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge is a double swing bridge that spans the York River between Yorktown and Gloucester Point, in the United States state of Virginia. George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge is situated 1¼ miles north of Yorktown National Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yorktown and Gloucester Point.

Yorktown

Town

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Yorktown is a town in York County, Virginia, United States. It is the county seat of York County, one of the eight original shires formed in colonial Virginia in 1682.

Gloucester Point

Town

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Gloucester Point is a census-designated place in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Gloucester Point had a population of 10,587. Gloucester Point is situated 2 miles north of Yorktown National Cemetery.

Lackey

Quarter

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Lackey was a small unincorporated community near Yorktown in York County, Virginia, United States, established primarily after the Civil War. Lackey is now extinct as the properties were bought by the federal government in 1918 for use as a naval military installation. Lackey is situated 2½ miles west of Yorktown National Cemetery.

Yorktown National Cemetery

Type: Cemetery
Description: United States national cemetery in Yorktown, Virginia, United States
Categories: United States national cemetery, war cemetery, and burial
Location: York County, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.22537° or 37° 13′ 31″ north

Longitude

-76.50564° or 76° 30′ 20″ west

Elevation

52 feet (16 metres)

Operator

National Park Service

Named after

Yorktown Battlefield

Open location code

87956FGV+4P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 38027111

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

GeoNames ID

4775479

Wikidata ID

Q98416742

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