Clifton Union Cemetery
Dublin Core
Title
Clifton Union Cemetery
Date
1899 - present
Description
The minutes of the Union Cemetery Club showed that a meeting was held June 10, 1899, to acquire land for a "burying place for colored people." The land was purchased on June 25, 1899. The cemetery is fenced and contains over one hundred burials, many unmarked.
Source
Netherton, Nan "Clifton: Brigadoon in Virginia."
Cemetery Item Type Metadata
Location
7348 Clifton Rd. Clifton, Va
Additional Notes
The Union Cemetery Club decided that two acres of land which was available for sale at $10.00 an acre was appropriate for their needs. The first officers of the cemetery association were J. Jacobs, Chairman; J. Simmons, Clerk; and S. M. Parker, Treasurer. Over forty lots were sold.
Photos of gravestones from Clifton Union CemeteryPart I and II https://historicwanderings.blogspot.com/2009/09/clifton-union-cemetery-clifton-va_28.html
Collection
Citation
“Clifton Union Cemetery,” Fairfax County African American History Inventory, accessed September 19, 2024, https://fairfaxaahi.centerformasonslegacies.com/items/show/143.