Shockoe Hill Cemetery
The Shockoe Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery located on Shockoe Hill in Richmond, Virginia.Photo: Jmurden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, USA
- Also known as: “Shockoe Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Almshouse and Hebrew Cemetery.
The Almshouse
Heritage site
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
The Almshouse, also known as the City Home is a historic almshouse and hospital complex located in Richmond, Virginia. The Almshouse is situated 620 feet northeast of Shockoe Hill Cemetery.
Hebrew Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Jmurden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hebrew Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, also known as Hebrew Burying Ground, and previously the Jew's Burying Ground, dates from 1816. This Jewish cemetery, one of the oldest in the United States, was founded in 1816 as successor to the Franklin Street Burial Grounds of 1789. Hebrew Cemetery is situated 730 feet east of Shockoe Hill Cemetery.
Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground
Historic site
Photo: 2nd ABG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground was established by the city of Richmond, Virginia, for the interment of free people of color, and the enslaved. Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground is situated 1,000 feet east of Shockoe Hill Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Richmond and Jackson Ward.
Downtown Richmond
Photo: Bruce Emmerling, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Downtown district of Richmond includes the business district, Shockoe, Jackson Ward and Tobacco Row.
Jackson Ward
Neighborhood
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Jackson Ward, previously known as Central Wards, is a historically African-American district in Richmond, Virginia, with a long tradition of African-American businesses.
Barton Heights
Neighborhood
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
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.
Shockoe Hill Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.55163° or 37° 33′ 6″ northLongitude
-77.432° or 77° 25′ 55″ westElevation
154 feet (47 metres)Open location code
8794HH29+M6OpenStreetMap ID
way 44659673OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Welsh—“Shockoe Hill Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Shockoe Hill qəbirstanlığı”
- Dutch: “Shockoe Hill Cemetery”
- French: “Shockoe Hill Cemetery”
- Hebrew: “בית הקברות שוקו היל”
- Italian: “Shockoe Hill Cemetery”
- Swedish: “Shockoe Hill Cemetery”
- Welsh: “Mynwent Shockoe Hill”
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