Woodland Cemetery
Woodland Cemetery is a historically African American cemetery in Northeast Richmond, Virginia located directly east of the Highland Park neighborhood. Opening in 1916, it was built as a resting place for the Black elite of Richmond.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Barton Heights Cemeteries and Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground.
Barton Heights Cemeteries
Heritage site
Photo: Crazyale, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 mile west of Woodland 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 mile southwest of Woodland 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 1¼ miles southwest of Woodland 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
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.
Highland Park Plaza Historic District
Neighborhood
The Highland Park Plaza Historic District is a national historic district located at Highland Park, Richmond, Virginia. The district encompasses 1,005 contributing buildings located north of downtown Richmond and east of Barton Heights and Brookland Park.
Woodland Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Richmond, Virginia
- Category: burial
- Location: Henrico, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.56202° or 37° 33′ 43″ northLongitude
-77.41265° or 77° 24′ 46″ westElevation
148 feet (45 metres)Open location code
8794HH6P+RWOpenStreetMap ID
way 44703326OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
From German to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Woodland Cemetery” goes by many names.
- German: “Woodland Cemetery”
- Hausa: “Kabari na Woodland (Richmond, Virginia)”
- Hausa: “Kabari na Woodland”
- Irish: “Reilig Woodland”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Woodland Cemetery”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Woodland Cemetery”
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