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Petersburg

Saint Josephs Cemetery

People's Memorial Cemetery, formerly known as Providence Cemetery, is a historic African-American located at . The cemetery was deeded in three sections: the first tract in 1840, the second tract was added in 1865, and the final acres were deeded about 1880.
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  • Type: Cemetery
  • Description: historic cemetery in Petersburg, Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “People’s Memorial Cemetery”, “Peoples Memorial Cemetery”, “Saint Joseph’s Cemetery”, and “St. Josephs Cemetery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Poplar Lawn Historic District and Centre Hill Historic District.

Park
Photo: Missvain, CC BY 4.0.
is a national historic district located in . The district is named after Petersburg's central park, which spans about two city blocks.

Park
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is a national historic district located at . The district includes 81 contributing buildings located in a predominantly residential section of Petersburg.

Marketplace
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, also known as Farmers Market, is an historic public market located at 9 East Old Street in , . It was built in 1878–1879 through a land given in trust by merchant Robert Balling. is situated 1 mile northwest of Saint Josephs Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pocahontas Island and Ettrick.

Neighborhood
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is a peninsula in , once on the opposite side of the from Petersburg. Since 1915 a new channel for the river separated it from and the former channel no longer separates it from the city.

Village
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is a census-designated place in , United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,241. The town is home to Virginia State University and the Petersburg Amtrak train station. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Saint Josephs Cemetery.

Town
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is an independent city in the Commonwealth of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,170. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of with for statistical purposes. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Saint Josephs Cemetery.

Saint Josephs Cemetery

Latitude
37.22527° or 37° 13′ 31″ north
Longitude
-77.38913° or 77° 23′ 21″ west
Elevation
118 feet (36 metres)
Open location code
87946JG6+48
Open­Street­Map ID
way 45038803
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Geo­Names ID
4783702
Wiki­data ID
Q16898178
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In Other Languages

“Saint Josephs Cemetery” goes by many names.
  • Hausa: “Kabari na Tunawa da Jama’a”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Saint Josephs Cemetery”. Photo: Nickmorgan2, CC BY-SA 3.0.