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Black Family Cemetery Valentines
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| This unnamed Black cemetery is located in Valentines, Virginia, approx 0.2 miles East of Christanna Hwy, (Route 46) down a farm path. It is situated in a wooded area approx 1,000' South East of a very tall radio tower that stands in an open farm field. The entrance to this farm path is approx 0.3 miles North of the intersection of Christanna Hwy and Gasburg Road. |
| Latitude: | 36º 34' 16.8" N (36.571333) |
| Longitude: | 77º 49' 3.4" W (-77.817611) |
| Transcribed: | 2020 |
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| Lydia M. Clayton | — | 15 Apr 1910 | Wife of
C.M. Clayton
Age 42 Years
At Rest |
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This is a very large African American cemetery, measuring approx 200' x 75'. Only 1 inscribed stone could be seen however there may be more underneath the heavy forrest floor of fallen leaves. There is obvious evidence of 30 to 40 more graves by upright fieldstones and uniform depressions, but it is highly likely that a closer inspection would reveal many more graves. In a book published in 1976 about the history of Valentines, Virginia, the writer, Mr. William R. “Willie” Wright labeled this cemetery as..... “Large Negro Cemetery (William Clary Place).” Neighborhood inquiries in 2021 identified no one with knowledge of this cemetery, including one with surname Clayton. |
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© Copyright John W. Pritchett
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