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The Rappahannock Historical Society
is pleased to announce the publishing of its cemetery project on July 1.
Since 1965, society volunteers have visited remote graveyards and public cemeteries to gather information on our deceased residents. Each graveyard is given a three-digit code by which to identify it. Graveyards located in Shenandoah National Park get extra two digits for easier reference. Whenever possible the graveyards have been photographed and estimated measures taken. Many times graves are marked with uninscribed fieldstone. This information is included in the profile recorded at our library. We have also included graveyards no longer in existence but were profiled in the 1932 WPA Reports.
Some graveyards are well kept. Many are forgotten and overgrown. Others have been lost to bulldozers during house and road construction.
Inscriptions from tombstones and fieldstones are a precious historical resource and every effort has been made to accurately document our findings. We have also incorporated data from death records, wills, deeds, and census records into the project. Family members have also been'a great source of information. In some cases we may not know the burial site but have included them since they died locally.
We have compiled the gathered information into a resident listing numbering over 13,000 members and a graveyard index of over 400 files. The project continues to be a work in progress, as we know of approximately 700 graveyards. We will update the published index every couple of years.
We have also indexed the graveyards from the 1999 Scheel map of Rappahannock County and included a grid of the known graveyards Should someone want to visit these graveyards
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