Belvoir Family Cemetery
Rivanna, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
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- Cemetery ID: 2134816
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To visit the cemetery travel to the Gordonsville-Charlottesville Route 250 to County Road 600 (Stony Point Pass) then 1 mile, turn right at 5172 Stony Point Pass. The cemetery has been periodically maintained by the Page-Nelson Society (PNS) of Virginia and prior to that via a trust fund set up by Hugh Thomas Nelson, Jr., great grandson of Hugh Nelson (buried here). Old boxwoods continue to grow here as well as large oaks in and outside this brick walled cemetery. Disrepair is noted along the walls from trees having fallen and collapsing sections. The PNS is always looking for individuals to assist in upkeep of this historic cemetery. US Congressman Hugh Nelson and Continental Congressman John Walker are buried here. Ingress and egress is permitted onto the property but one should inquire with the resident who lives on the property.
To visit the cemetery travel to the Gordonsville-Charlottesville Route 250 to County Road 600 (Stony Point Pass) then 1 mile, turn right at 5172 Stony Point Pass. The cemetery has been periodically maintained by the Page-Nelson Society (PNS) of Virginia and prior to that via a trust fund set up by Hugh Thomas Nelson, Jr., great grandson of Hugh Nelson (buried here). Old boxwoods continue to grow here as well as large oaks in and outside this brick walled cemetery. Disrepair is noted along the walls from trees having fallen and collapsing sections. The PNS is always looking for individuals to assist in upkeep of this historic cemetery. US Congressman Hugh Nelson and Continental Congressman John Walker are buried here. Ingress and egress is permitted onto the property but one should inquire with the resident who lives on the property.
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- Added: 5 Feb 2005
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2134816
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Entrance to cemetery. To get here you have to go through the gate at your right when you drive up and walk through what will likely be tall grass. None of the gates at this point are locked. You can see here Hugh Nelson's monument since it is the tall one to the center-right behind the boxwood. For a vitual tour of the cemetery copy this link and paste it into you internet browser: http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=8848f527-b70a-428c-a74c-428b24d8587b
View taken from the left of the entrance. From left to right the markers are Thomas F. Nelson (broken from base and laying against the wall), Francis Nelson, Dr. Meriwether, Hugh Nelson (behind boxwood), Anne Carter Nelson, Eliza Meriwether Massie and Mildred Nelson Meriwether.
To reach the cemetery take SR 600 off of the main road through Cismont and turn at this sign into the riding stables. From there take the dirt road to the very end past a one story house and multi-bay shed.
When I visited on March 22, 2014 the cemetery grass had been cut and it was in excellent condition.
The headstone of Thomas F. Nelson is leaning against the wall at the rear of the cemetery. Francis Nelson's is in front of Thomas'. Next is Dr. T. W. Meriwether.
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