Oak Grove Cemetery, Lexington

Name: Oak Grove Cemetery
Address: 314 S Main St, Lexington, 24450-2320, United States
Telephone: (540) 463-2931

#4 among attractions in Lexington

Top attraction, Monuments and statues, Cemetery

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The Oak Grove Cemetery, originally known as the Presbyterian Cemetery, is located on South Main Street in downtown Lexington, Virginia, less than a mile from the campuses of Washington and Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute. The cemetery was renamed in 1949 as the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery after the Confederate general, who was buried here in 1863. The current name dates to September 3, 2020. Also buried here are 144 Confederate veterans, two Governors of Virginia, and Margaret Junkin Preston, the "Poet Laureate of the Confederacy". ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 37°46'49"N, 79°26'41"W

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314 S Main StLexington 24450-2320 United States

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(540) 463-2931

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Oak Grove Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: University Chapel, Stonewall Jackson House, George C. Marshall Foundation, Lexington Presbyterian Church.

0.5 miN
Historical place, Church, History museum
University Chapel, Lexington
14 min walk • University Chapel of Washington and Lee University is a National Historic Landmark in Lexington, Virginia. It was constructed during 1867–68 at the request of Robert E.
~1850 ftNE
Historical place, Museum, Military museum
Stonewall Jackson House, Lexington
9 min walk • The Stonewall Jackson House, located at 8 East Washington Street in the Historic District of Lexington, Virginia, was the residence of Confederate general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson from 1858 to 1861.
0.8 miNE
Museum, Military museum
George C. Marshall Foundation, Lexington
22 min walk • The George C. Marshall Foundation in Lexington, Virginia, was commissioned by President Harry S. Truman in order to preserve the papers of General George C. Marshall. Marshall served as Army chief of staff, secretary of state and defense and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953 for the Marshall Plan.
~1380 ftN
Church, Greek Revival architecture
Lexington Presbyterian Church, Lexington
7 min walk • Lexington Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church building at Main and Nelson Streets in Lexington, Virginia. It was designed by architect Thomas U. Walter in 1843, and completed in 1845.
0.4 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
First Baptist Church, Lexington
12 min walk • First Baptist Church, originally known as Lexington African Baptist Church, is a historic Baptist church building in the city of Lexington, Virginia, United States.
0.8 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture, Universities and schools
Virginia Military Institute, Lexington
22 min walk • Virginia Military Institute is a public senior military college in Lexington, Virginia. It was founded in 1839 as America's first state military college and is the oldest public senior military college in the United States.
1.1 miW
Garden, Park
Boxerwood Gardens, Lexington
28 min walk • Boxerwood Nature Center and Woodland Garden is a 15-acre arboretum featuring both native and unusual plant specimens, located within a larger preserve at 963 Ross Road near Lexington in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States in the Shenandoah Valley.
0.5 miN
37°47'14"N • 79°26'37"W
Washington and Lee University, Lexington
13 min walk • Historical place, Universities and schools
~1970 ftN
Neighbourhood
Washington and Lee University Historic District, Lexington
10 min walk • The Washington and Lee University Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District encompassing the historic core elements of the campus of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.
1.5 miNE
37°47'30"N • 79°25'19"W
Renegade Art Glass, Lexington
38 min walk • Museum, Shopping
0.9 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture
Barracks, Lexington
23 min walk • The Old Barracks is a historic building on the campus of the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia. Built in 1848 and repeatedly enlarged and redesigned by a succession of architects, it includes at its core the oldest surviving building of the campus.

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Which popular attractions are close to Oak Grove Cemetery?

Nearby attractions include Lexington Presbyterian Church, Lexington (7 min walk), Col Alto, Lexington (8 min walk), Stonewall Jackson House, Lexington (9 min walk), Reid–White–Philbin House, Lexington (10 min walk).