Old City Cemetery
The Old City Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is the oldest municipal cemetery still in use today in the state of Virginia, and one of the oldest such burial grounds in the United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Lynchburg, Virginia
- Also known as: “Confederate Cemetery”, “Methodist Cemetery”, “Museums at Old City Cemetery”, “Old Lynchburg Cemetery”, and “Old Lynchburg City Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fifth Street Historic District and Centerview.
Fifth Street Historic District
Historic site
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Fifth Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Lynchburg, Virginia. The district encompasses 57 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object in a historically African-American section of Lynchburg. Fifth Street Historic District is situated 1,800 feet east of Old City Cemetery.
Centerview
Historic building
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Centerview is a historic home located at Lynchburg, Virginia. It is a two-story brick house completed in 1871 in the Greek Revival style. The dependency, which is similar in construction and detail to the main house but which may date to 1861, is a one-stay gabled brick building and originally served as a summer kitchen and cook's dwelling among other functions. Centerview is situated 2,700 feet southwest of Old City Cemetery.
Lynchburg Courthouse
Museum
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The Lynchburg Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Lynchburg, Virginia. Built in 1855, it occupies a prominent position overlooking the steeply descending steps of Monument Terrace. Lynchburg Courthouse is situated 3,600 feet east of Old City Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kemper Street Industrial Historic District and Diamond Hill Historic District.
Kemper Street Industrial Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Kemper Street Industrial Historic District encompasses a collection of industrial sites on Campbell Avenue and Kemper Street in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Diamond Hill Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Diamond Hill Historic District is a national historic district located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The district is irregularly shaped and approximately 14 blocks in area.
Madison Heights
Town
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Madison Heights is a census-designated place in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. The population was 10,893 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area. Madison Heights is situated 2 miles northeast of Old City Cemetery.
Old City Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Lynchburg, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.41488° or 37° 24′ 54″ northLongitude
-79.15658° or 79° 9′ 24″ westElevation
748 feet (228 metres)Open location code
8792CR7V+X9OpenStreetMap ID
way 181495537OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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