Peoples Cemetery

Martinsville, Martinsville City, Virginia, USA

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Get directions 2nd Street
Martinsville, Virginia 24112 United States

Coordinates: 36.67830, -79.88940
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The cemetery referred to as People's Cemetery is actually three cemeteries, sitting side by side. They are the actual People's Cemetery, A & H (or Anglin and Hairston) Cemetery, and Watkins Cemetery.

People's Cemetery was established on June 14, 1918 for African-American residents of Martinsville and Henry County.

Approximately 430 people are buried in the cemetery, including 75 people with military service records who served in conflicts ranging from World War I to Vietnam.

Some surveys show that People's Cemetery was owned in part by the Baldwin Real Estate Investment Corporation around 1946. As of Sept. 1, 2001, the cemetery was placed under the trusteeship of the Peoples Cemetery Incorporated, a 501 (c)3 corporation, by the Circuit Court of Martinsville.

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Martinsville, Martinsville City, Virginia, USA

Total memorials30
Percent photographed20%
Percent with GPS0%

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A & H Cemetery

Martinsville, Martinsville City, Virginia, USA

Total memorials44
Percent photographed25%
Percent with GPS0%

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Ross-Davis Cemetery

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Total memorials49
Percent photographed98%

Philpott Cemetery

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Total memorials41
Percent photographed41%

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