790 North Main Street
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Last updated on March 29, 2024
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Directions from The Roscoe Burgess Riverwalk to Site 17:
The Mount Crawford Community Cemetery sits behind apartments on the north end of Mount Crawford. Through conversations with descendants of those buried here, this is a ihistoric black cemetery. There are 17 marked burials. The most recent burial was in 1989. Further research needs to be conducted to identify the cemetery's origin and if it was affiliated with a local church or a family cemetery. It is unknown if there is a caretaker of the cemetery. This cemetery and its history should be remembered by all, and efforts must be made to preserve its existence.
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References
Bob Emswiller and Lois Emswiler, “Mt. Crawford Community Cemetery,” Rockingham County Virginia Tombstones By Cemetery, Rocktown History, August 9, 2002, accessed March 19, 2024, https://www.rocktownhistory.org/static-pages/cemeteries/cem/cem129.html.
“Mount Crawford Community Cemetery,” Find a Grave, accessed March 18, 2024, https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2609087/mount-crawford-community-cemetery.
Bob Emswiller and Lois Emswiler, “Mt. Crawford Community Cemetery,” Rockingham County Virginia Tombstones By Cemetery, Rocktown History, August 9, 2002, accessed March 19, 2024, https://www.rocktownhistory.org/static-pages/cemeteries/cem/cem129.html.
“Mount Crawford Community Cemetery,” Find a Grave, accessed March 18, 2024, https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2609087/mount-crawford-community-cemetery.