Glendale National Cemetery
8301 Willis Church Road
Richmond, VA 23231
Phone: (804) 795-2031 or 2278
FAX: (804) 795-1064
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Office Hours:
Monday thru Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Closed federal holidays except Memorial Day and Veterans Day.
Visitation Hours:
Open daily from sunrise to sunset.
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Burial Space: This cemetery is closed to new interments. However, space may be available in the same gravesite for eligible family members.
Acreage: 2.1
Number of Interments
Thru Fiscal Year 2008: 2,074
General Information Kiosk on Site? No
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Directions from nearest airport:
Situated 13 miles southeast of Richmond, Va., on State Highway 156. The cemetery is located 3.7 miles from the junction of State Highways 5 and 156. It is also three miles from the point of intersection of Darbytown Road and Charles City Road. Cemetery directional signs at both points. Richmond International Airport is located approximately four miles east of Richmond city limits, off U.S. Route 60. Travel west on Route 60 to Laburnum Avenue. Travel Laburnum Avenue south to Darbytown Road. Take east on Darbytown Road, eight miles to Route 156 and Willis Church Road. Travel three miles on Route 156 to cemetery.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Military Funeral Honors
Local numbers for Military Funeral Honors:
U.S. Air Force - (757) 764-7181
U.S. Army - (703) 696-3237
U.S. Coast Guard - (757) 398-6390
U.S. Marine Corps - (717) 770-4524
U.S. Navy - (757) 322-2817
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HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Glendale National Cemetery is located in Henrico County, Va., approximately 13 miles southeast of Richmond.
Glendale National Cemetery was established May 7, 1866, on land purchased from a local resident, Lucy C. Nelson. The cemetery name is taken from the farm located on this property, which served as a Union headquarters during the Civil War. Original interments were the remains of Union soldiers recovered from Malvern Hill, Frayer’s Farm, Harrison’s Landing and other areas in the vicinity. An inspector’s report of July 26, 1871, notes a total of 1,189 interments, including 236 known and 953 unknown gravesites. The cemetery is composed of a nearly square plan, with the graves laid out in picturesque, concentric rows.
Glendale National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
Monuments and Memorials
There are no monuments or memorials located at Glendale National Cemetery.
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NOTABLE PERSONS
Medal of Honor Recipients
Corporal Michael Fleming Folland (Vietnam) 3rd Infantry, 199th Infantry Brigade. At Long Khanh, Providence Republic of Vietnam, July 3, 1969 (Section H, Grave 846).
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FLORAL/GROUNDS REGULATIONS
Cemetery policies are conspicuously posted and readily visible to the public.
Floral arrangements accompanying the casket or urn at the time of burial will be placed on the completed grave. Natural cut flowers may be placed on graves at any time of the year. They will be removed when they become unsightly or when it becomes necessary to facilitate cemetery operations such as mowing.
Artificial flowers and potted plants will be permitted on graves during periods when their presence will not interfere with grounds maintenance. As a general rule, artificial flowers and potted plants will be allowed on graves for a period extending 10 days before through 10 days after Easter Sunday and Memorial Day.
Christmas wreaths, grave blankets and other seasonal adornments may be placed on graves from Dec. 1 through Jan. 20. They may not be secured to headstones or markers.
Permanent plantings, statues, vigil lights, breakable objects and similar items are not permitted on the graves. The Department of Veterans Affairs does not permit adornments that are considered offensive, inconsistent with the dignity of the cemetery or considered hazardous to cemetery personnel. For example, items incorporating beads or wires may become entangled in mowers or other equipment and cause injury.
Permanent items removed from graves will be placed in an inconspicuous holding area for one month prior to disposal. Decorative items removed from graves remain the property of the donor but are under the custodianship of the cemetery. If not retrieved by the donor, they are then governed by the rules for disposal of federal property.
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