Near Petersburg in Prince George County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Jordan Family Cemetery

Photographed by Craig Swain, November 22, 2008

1. Jordan Family Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Buried with his parents are Josiah Jordan, his wife, Mary and four of their children - Watson, 10 months, Laura, 3 years, Charles, 4 months, and Lemuel, 24 years.

This land was Josiah's farm at the time of the siege.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.

Location. 37° 14.607′ N, 77° 21.318′ W. Marker has been reported unreadable. Marker is near Petersburg, Virginia, in Prince George County. It is on Siege Road 0.2 miles north of Oaklawn Boulevard (Virginia Route 36), on the right when traveling north. The marker is located across from the visitor center parking area for Petersburg National Battlefield. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5001 Siege Rd, Prince George VA 23875, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Coastal Virginia.

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

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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 location: Prelude to Petersburg (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named The Siege of Petersburg (about 300 feet away); Stephen Tyng Mather (about 400 feet away); Battery 5 Trail (about 400 feet away); Siege of Petersburg — Grant's First Offensive (about 400 feet away); Artillery at Petersburg (about 400 feet away); Uprooted by War (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Artillery at Petersburg (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Petersburg.

Other markers no longer nearby. Confederate Battery 6 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); The Siege of Petersburg (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Battery 5 Trail (was about 400 feet away but

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 20, 2021

2. Jordan Family Cemetery Marker

Text is nearly unreadable.

has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Uprooted by War (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Battle and Siege of Petersburg. National Park Service site. (Submitted on December 22, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Jordan Family Cemetery Enclosure image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, November 22, 2008

3. Jordan Family Cemetery Enclosure

Jordan Family Headstones image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, November 22, 2008

4. Jordan Family Headstones

Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 22, 2008. This page has been viewed 1,588 times since then and 41 times this year. Last updated on November 11, 2021. Photos: 1. submitted on December 22, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on November 11, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 3, 4. submitted on December 22, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.