Farmville in Cumberland County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Confederate Memorial
April 22, 2021
1. Confederate Memorial
unto death
Confederate
heroes
1861 - 1865
Erected 1903 by Farmville Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.
Location. 37° 18.699′ N, 78° 23.07′ W. Memorial is in Farmville, Virginia, in Cumberland County. It can be reached from Jackson Avenue 0.1 miles west of Longstreet Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 205 Jackson Ave, Farmville VA 23901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Piedmont and in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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: Confederate Veterans Monument (a few steps from this marker); Lest We Forget (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Cemetery (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bizarre (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cumberland County / Prince Edward County (approx. 0.3 miles away); Farmville (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Farmville (approx. half a mile away); The Crallι Family (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Farmville.
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Photographed by Evan Dwyer, December 13, 2025
2. Confederate Memorial
In Farmville Confederate Cemetery. Facing uphill towards the road and short walking path at cemetery entrance.
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, December 13, 2025
3. Confederate Memorial
View shows the proximity of this obelisk to the 2013 UDC memorial tablet up the sidewalk to the right.
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, December 13, 2025
4. Confederate Cemetery
All three of Farmville's Confederate memorials are now in this cemetery. The 2013 cemetery tablet is on the angled stone in the foreground left. The subject monument is at distant center right, immediately across from the flagpole. The monument that used to stand by Longwood University is in the center distant. Note that there are no gravestones in this cemetery - remaining graves are unmarked. This view is from the entrance signpost.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2021. This page has been viewed 421 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on December 30, 2025. Photos: 1. submitted on April 25, 2021. 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 30, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia.
