McGavock Family Cemetery

McGavock Family Cemetery
Location NW of Rural Retreat, near Fort Chiswell, Virginia
Coordinates 36°56′51″N 80°55′30″W / 36.94750°N 80.92500°WCoordinates: 36°56′51″N 80°55′30″W / 36.94750°N 80.92500°W
Area less than one acre
Built 1812
Built by Krone, Laurence
Architectural style Germanic
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 79003098[1]
VLR # 098-0022
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 22, 1979
Designated VLR March 20, 1979[2]

McGavock Family Cemetery is a historic family cemetery located near Fort Chiswell, Wythe County, Virginia. It is located on a hill above The Mansion at Fort Chiswell. The cemetery includes approximately about 15 Germanic sandstone monuments dating from 1812 to the late-1830s.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (February 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: McGavock Family Cemetery". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo