Keep going straight about a half mile until you reach the cemetery, which is located on the left hand side of the road.įollowing is the July 2006 listing of the extant gravestones at Scottsville Cemetery as prepared by GretchenĬalcagni, an intern at Scottsville Museum from the Institute for Public History at the University of Virginia. Continue on Valley Street until you come to Hardware Street. As of May 2020 the Scottsville Cemetery contained approximately 1800 gravestones as well as severalĭirections to Scottsville Cemetery from the Scottsville Museum: Head West on Main Street and take a right onto At this point, the Presbyterian Cemetery became known as the ScottsvilleĬemetery. Scottsville Cemetery Association was formed.
In 1940, the Scottsville Presbyterian Church passed a resolution to transfer the land to a cemetery corporation, and in 1942 the During this time, the PresbyterianĬemetery was not used solely by the Presbyterian congregation, and citizens of various denominations were buried, there. Little and devoted four of these acres to be used as a cemetery. It was established in 1864 when the Scottsville Presbyterian Church purchased land fromĬharles E. Comments: The Scottsville Cemetery, located at the corner of James River Road and Hardware Street, was originallyĬalled the Presbyterian Cemetery.
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