Woodland Cemetery
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Woodland Cemetery

East Highland Park, Henrico County, Virginia, USA

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This cemetery is in Henrico County. Magnolia Road is the Richmond City/Henrico County line along the southwest border of the cemetery. The railroad tracks along the northwest border form the line there.


Located off of Magnolia Road in Henrico, Virginia lies the historically African American Woodland Cemetery. It is estimated that about 30,000 people have been laid to rest here in its 29 acres. It is the second largest African American cemetery in the Richmond area, the first being Evergreen Cemetery. People buried in these cemeteries and others blazed the trail for the community that exists in the Richmond area today. Over the decades, Woodland Cemetery fell into disrepair due to limited funds. Families and volunteers have struggled to maintain the overgrown grounds.


Recently, the non-profit Woodland Restoration Foundation purchased the cemetery and is currently restoring it as a place of honor and reverence to those buried there.

The radial design of the cemetery circles back and pays tribute to African American leaders, with separate circled roads named after Frederick Douglass and Booker T Washington. The road bisecting the circles is named after the preacher and philosopher John Jasper, who is buried in this cemetery as well. The front entrance includes large granite pillars and an iron gate, built by William R. Mason, a local contractor. A chapel and a keeper's house were built at the back of the property.

This cemetery is in Henrico County. Magnolia Road is the Richmond City/Henrico County line along the southwest border of the cemetery. The railroad tracks along the northwest border form the line there.


Located off of Magnolia Road in Henrico, Virginia lies the historically African American Woodland Cemetery. It is estimated that about 30,000 people have been laid to rest here in its 29 acres. It is the second largest African American cemetery in the Richmond area, the first being Evergreen Cemetery. People buried in these cemeteries and others blazed the trail for the community that exists in the Richmond area today. Over the decades, Woodland Cemetery fell into disrepair due to limited funds. Families and volunteers have struggled to maintain the overgrown grounds.


Recently, the non-profit Woodland Restoration Foundation purchased the cemetery and is currently restoring it as a place of honor and reverence to those buried there.

The radial design of the cemetery circles back and pays tribute to African American leaders, with separate circled roads named after Frederick Douglass and Booker T Washington. The road bisecting the circles is named after the preacher and philosopher John Jasper, who is buried in this cemetery as well. The front entrance includes large granite pillars and an iron gate, built by William R. Mason, a local contractor. A chapel and a keeper's house were built at the back of the property.

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  • Added: 22 Jul 2001
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 641499