Richmond National Cemetery

GPS Coordinates: 37.514534, -77.392896
County: Henrico
Record count: 7,689

Ownership: National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Directions: Located outside of Richmond city limits, south-east of downtown, the cemetery sits at Government Rd and Williamsburg Rd.

Background: Richmond National Cemetery lies just within the fortification lines constructed by the Confederate army during its defense of Richmond during the Civil War. Three of the cemetery's 10 acres were purchased in July 1867 from William Slater; additional acreage was subsequently purchased in 1868 and 1906. The first burials reinterments from Oakwood and Hollywood cemeteries in Richmond, the cemetery at Belle Island Confederate Prison, the battlefields of Cold Harbor and Seven Pines, and from locations in Chesterfield and Hanover counties, VA.

Burial Records

• Veterans Affairs Database, by Interment.net, April 17, 2025, (7,689 records)

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