Danville, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Cheatham Marker
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, December 23, 2024
1. Cheatham Marker Marker
This gravestone marks the last interment in the cemetery before it closed officially in 1920. The white marble slab inscribed for Susan Cheatham was hand-incised on a bureau top by a devoted son
Erected 2000 by Garden Club of Danville.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.
Location. 36° 34.955′ N, 79° 24.109′ W. Marker is in Danville, Virginia. It is on Grove Street near Chambers Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 940 Grove Street, Danville VA 24541, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southside Virginia and specifically 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Recovered Marker (a few steps from this marker); Mackenzie/Lapham Plot (a few steps from this marker); Dame Children (a few steps from this marker); Craghead Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Shepherd/Noble Plot (within shouting distance of this marker); Patton Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Lanier Plot (within shouting distance of this marker); McElroy/Benedict Markers (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Danville.
More about this marker. This Marker is one of fifteen historic markers installed within Grove Street Cemetery by the Garden Club in 2000.
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, November 30, 2024
2. Cheatham Marker Marker
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, December 23, 2024
3. Cheatham Marker
Constructed from a white marble bureau top
Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2024, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 114 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on April 29, 2026, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 24, 2024, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
