Barton Heights Cemeteries

Barton Heights Cemeteries is a set of six contiguous historic African-American cemeteries located in Richmond, Virginia, though were originally part of Henrico County.

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Type: Heritage site
Description: set of six contiguous historic African-American cemeteries located in Richmond, Virginia
Also known as: “Barton Heights Cemetery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Almshouse and Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground.

The Almshouse

Heritage site

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The Almshouse, also known as the City Home is a historic almshouse and hospital complex located in Richmond, Virginia. The Almshouse is situated 1,900 feet south of Barton Heights Cemeteries.

Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground

Historic site

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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 2,500 feet southeast of Barton Heights Cemeteries.

Hebrew Cemetery

Cemetery

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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 2,200 feet south of Barton Heights Cemeteries.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District and Barton Heights.

Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District is a historic district located in the city of Richmond, Virginia, and is a significant example of a municipal almshouse–public hospital–cemetery complex of the sort that arose in the period of the New Republic, following disestablishment of the Anglican Church.

Barton Heights

Neighborhood

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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.