Searching for a Loved One

All of our known burials are listed on FindAGrave.com, one of the most comprehensive cemetery databases available. There are over 2,000 headstones and nearly as many unmarked graves within the cemetery grounds.

To locate a specific lot within the cemetery, use the lot map below — the same map found on the brochure available inside the cemetery gate.

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Did You Know? The cemetery adjoins the Confederate Cemetery on Washington Ave. Enter through the Confederate Cemetery gate — the City Cemetery is to your left.

Hours: The cemetery is open daily from dawn to dusk.

Cemetery Lot Map

Use this map to navigate the cemetery's 12 sections and locate specific lots.

Select any lot to see its section and search the burials recorded there.

Printable map
William Street
Section 12
Section 11
Section 10
Shed
Section 9
Section 8
Section 7
Original Gate Road
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Road Confederate Cemetery Confederate Gate
Washington Avenue
The cemetery's surveyed lot map, showing all twelve sections and lots 1 to 188
The brochure map the grid above is drawn from. Neither is to scale. Lots were originally laid out at 18 by 30 feet, but many have since been split — with no consistent rule about whether the half is east or west, north or south — others were merged, and over the years some graves have come out of line. Treat both as a guide to finding your way around rather than a record of dimensions, and contact the Cemetery Company if you need to know what a particular lot actually holds. A printed copy is on the brochure inside the cemetery gate.

Understanding the Sections

The sections are numbered from the original gate: Sections 1–6 run along the east side from south to north, and Sections 7–12 are on the opposite side.

Section 1 — Odd Fellows

Section 1, Lot 1 comprises several sections originally bought and merged by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, giving it its irregular and unusually large size.

The Four Churches Lots

Four lots in the center of the cemetery were donated to "the four churches" in Fredericksburg at the time the cemetery was established in 1844.

Visiting Tip: A historic cemetery can be dangerous. Do not lean, sit, or climb on grave markers. Grave rubbings are not permitted without permission. Take only photographs, leave only footprints.

Do You Have Family Here?

If you have family members buried in the cemetery, we would love to hear from you. You may also be able to have your own ashes interred alongside them — see the Memorial Garden.

We can also help if you are having trouble locating a particular burial, or if you have information that would expand our records.

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