Welcome to the Fairfax County Cemetery Preservation Association (FCCPA) website - a place for learning about and helping preserve and protect Fairfax County, Virginia’s endangered cemeteries. Check back often to learn about our current projects, what our volunteers are doing and how you can help.
NEXT MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING - GUESTS WELCOME!
Monday, May 20, 7:00 PM
Fairfax City Library, 10360 North Street, Fairfax
Conference room A, first floor, across from elevators
Inclement weather: We follow the lead of Fairfax County Schools; if the schools are closed or activities canceled, our meeting is canceled.
Survey Saturdays - To inquire about or suggest future surveys, please [...]
The Stewart Family Cemetery is located on the common ground of the Stone Creek Crossing town homes. It is well maintained by the townhouse management. The fence is locked, which discourages visitors. A slave cemetery is reported to be located outside of the fence.
It is believed that, after the 1862 Battle of Chantilly during the [...]
This cemetery in the Lincolnia suburb is surrounded by homes. Due to recent construction a metal fence was placed around the cemetery and some markers were temporarily removed by the Fairfax County Park Authority for safe keeping. The Park Authority mows the cemetery. A dead tree is dropping limbs and, if the tree falls, it [...]
James Philip Trammell (Phillip)
Born March 31, 1843
Died September 18, 1912
Place of birth: near Frying Pan
Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Falls Church, VA
How died: Paralysis at his home in Annandale, VA
Military service: Confederacy
Military rank: Private
Unit: Co. B, 43rd Battalion. Virginia Cavalry (Mosby’s Rangers)
Battles/engagements: Partisan warfare
Awards and medals earned
Philip Trammell was enlisted on October 1, 1863 by William. [...]
See Resources section for two recently added guides available for download: Guidelines for Taking Photos of Gravestones and Aluminum Foil and Hydrocal: An Alternative for Cemetery Monument Rubbings - a technique for reading an unreadable monument.
See Civil War Honor Roll for new profile of Civil War veteran James Philip Trammel and recently added list of [...]
FCCPA Conference 2013
Saturday, April 20, 2013, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Civil War Interpretive Center at Historic Blenheim
3610 Old Lee Highway
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Program
KEYNOTE: Glenn Wallace, Documenting historic Monocacy Cemetery
CEMETERY PRESERVATION: Mary Lipsey, FCCPA President
LIVING HISTORY: Jon Vrana & Jenee Lindner as the Willcoxons
CEMETERY TOUR: Willcoxon/Farr Family Cemetery
Blenheim is a Greek Revival brick farmhouse built in 1859 by Albert [...]
CEMETERY TOUR AND WHERE POSSIBLE DEMONSTRATIONS OF TOMBSTONE CLEANING, PHOTOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES AND A UNIQUE WAY OF CAPTURING TRANSCRIPTIONS
Saturday, March 23, 2013, 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Please meet at the cemeteries at the times and locations indicated - carpooling is encouraged!
Rain or Shine (except in case of severe weather)
This field trip is co-sponsored by the [...]
Robert Wiley
Born August 16, 1840
Died February 12, 1932
Place of birth: near Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia
Place of Death: Fairfax City, Virginia
Buried: Fairfax City Cemetery
How Died: Old age 91
Military Service: Confederacy
Military Ranks: 2nd Sgt.
Units: Co. K, 19th Ga. Inf.
Battles/engagements - believed involved in fighting with his unit in the following actions:
31 May 1862 at Fair Oaks, VA
31 [...]
To commemorate the Civil War Sesquicentennial and honor the memories of our veterans, FCCPA has compiled a database of veterans buried or memorialized in our cemeteries.
Included are veterans in cemeteries in Fairfax County as well as Fairfax City and Falls Church City, which were part of Fairfax County during the Civil War and through half [...]
The cemetery, which is approximately one quarter acre in area, is located between Fox Mill Road and a residential home.
When it was surveyed, the cemetery was very overgrown. Without knowing there was a cemetery there, visitors would assume it was just woods and a thicket. Three markers were found in the foliage. Nellie J. Pearson’s [...]
The Stewart Family Cemetery is located on the common ground ...
In January 2012, Camden Trautz led his Boy Scout Troop ...
See Resources section for two recently added guides available for ...
The cemetery is the last remnant of the homestead of ...
