City of Norfolk Cemeteries , Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Elmwood Cemetery

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, July 1, 2018

1. Elmwood Cemetery Marker.

Inscription. Elmwood Cemetery, established in 1853, is Norfolk's second-oldest municipal cemetery. Its monuments and statues, some crafted by nationally prominent artisans, bear the motifs of Victorian funerary art and reflect the Egyptian, Gothic, Greek, Neo-Classical, and Romanesque Revival styles. Victims of the 1855 yellow fever epidemic, members of the Norfolk Light Artillery Blues, and Confederate and Union soldiers and sailors are interred here. Also buried here are Gov. Littleton Waller Tazewell, renowned sculptor William Couper, and Sarah Lee Odend’hal Fain, one of the first two women to serve in the Virginia General Assembly. Elmwood is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Erected 2017 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number KV-26.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Disasters. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.

Location. 36° 51.581′ N, 76° 16.965′ W. Marker is in Norfolk, Virginia. It is in City of Norfolk Cemeteries. It is on E. Princess Anne Road, on the right when traveling west. It is on the section of E. Princess Anne Road between Church Street and Monticello Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Norfolk VA 23510, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads,

specifically in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Elmwood Cemetery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct

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line); Cedar Grove Cemetery (about 500 feet away); West Point Cemetery (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named West Point Cemetery (about 800 feet away); West Point Monument at Elmwood Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); West Point Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Tar (approx. ¼ mile away); Attucks Theatre (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Norfolk.

Also see . . .
1. Elmwood Cemetery - City of Norfolk, Virginia - Official Website. (Submitted on July 3, 2018, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia.)
2. Virginia Landmark Register. (Submitted on July 3, 2018, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia.)

Additional keywords. Norfolk County

Elmwood Cemetery marker, facing west along E. Princess Anne Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, July 1, 2018

2. Elmwood Cemetery marker, facing west along E. Princess Anne Road.

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, July 1, 2018

3. Elmwood Cemetery marker, facing west along E. Princess Anne Road.

In the left background are brick columns that frame the cemetery’s entrance. Pictured right, across the street, is the entrance to Cedar Grove Cemetery.

Elmwood Cemetery marker and the cemetery’s entrance. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, July 1, 2018

4. Elmwood Cemetery marker and the cemetery’s entrance.

The viewer is standing on the south side of E. Princess Anne Road.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2018, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia. This page has been viewed 525 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 3, 2018, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.