Near Annandale in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

The Guinea Road Cemetery Reinterment

Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 14, 2006

1. The Guinea Road Cemetery Reinterment Marker

Inscription. Virginia aristocrat William Fitzhugh was granted 21,996 acres in 1694: The Ravensworth tract, which was divided into northern and southern halves in 1701 and subsequently subdivided among Fitzhugh heirs throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. The cemetery located at Guinea Road and Little River Turnpike (Route 236) was part of the northern half of the original tract. The community of Ilda grew around this cemetery in the late 19th century. Families of local tenant farmers, African American slaves and Freedmen are believed to have been buried at the Guinea Road Cemetery. The remains were reinterred at this site by the Virginia Department of Transportation in 2006.

Erected 2006 by The Fairfax County History Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Virginia, Fairfax County History Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1694.

Location. 38° 50.297′ N, 77° 14.251′ W. Marker is near Annandale, Virginia, in Fairfax County. Marker can be reached from Little River Turnpike (Virginia Route 236) east of Wakefield Chapel Road (County Route 710). It is in the Pleasant Valley Memorial Park, towards

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the back. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8420 Little River Turnpike, Annandale VA 22003, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Gooding's Tavern (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ilda (approx. ¾ mile away); The Pines (approx. 1.2 miles away); Mosby Attacks Annandale (approx. 1.4 miles away); Burke’s Station Raid (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Annandale.

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Also see . . .
1. A Tribute to Forgotten Souls: Saved From the Bulldozer, Civil War-Era Remains Honored. 2006 article by Alec MacGillis in The Washington Post. (Submitted on October 15, 2006.)

2. Guinea Road Cemetery's Secrets Revealed. 2006 article by Mary Buckingham Lipsey published in the Fairfax County, Virginia South County Chronicle. (Submitted on November 3, 2006.)

Marker in the Pleasant Valley Memorial Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 14, 2006

2. Marker in the Pleasant Valley Memorial Park

This Was Once Ilda image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 14, 2006

3. This Was Once Ilda

A couple of blocks of commercial businesses in an otherwise residential neighborhood is all that remains of Ilda, although the name is gone. It is on Little River Turnpike from Guinea Road east to Woodburn Road.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,975 times since then and 137 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 15, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.