Virginia, Pittsylvania, Danville, Cemetery Records, 1833-2006

What is in This Collection?

These records are of various types for several cemeteries in Danville, Virginia for the years 1833 to 2006. They contain burial records, deed books, and plot books.

The cemeteries included are:

• Danville Cemetery
• Green Hill Cemetery
• Grove Street Cemetery
• Highland Burial Park
• Leemont Cemetery
• Mountain View Cemetery
• Oak Hill Cemetery
• Old Green Hill Cemetery
• Schoolfield Cemetery

Cemeteries begin keeping records as soon as they are opened. The purchase of a burial plot is a land transaction and is recorded with a deed. Church records and civil registration were official records and are some of the most reliable sources of information available for those who were born, married, or died in Virginia. Cemetery records are kept as a permanent record of who was buried and usually who purchased the burial plot. The information in these records is usually reliable, but depends upon the reliability of the informant.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

• Name of cemetery
• Name of deceased
• Number and location of grave
• Birth and death dates (usually year only)
• Sometimes, a brief biography of deceased
• Names of close family members such as spouse, parents, or children
• Undertaker or mortuary