National Register of Historic Places

Aspenvale Cemetery

Seven Mile Ford, Smyth County, Virginia
Listed
December 5, 1980
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
80004226

About this property

Aspenvale Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at Seven Mile Ford, Smyth County, Virginia. The cemetery consists of three sections, with the most prominent marked by a T-shaped limestone wall and containing the graves of the Preston and Campbell families. It includes the grave of Revolutionary War General William Campbell (c. 1745–1781) and his wife Elizabeth Henry Campbell Russell (1749–1825), sister of Patrick Henry. William Campbell's remains were originally placed in a marble table tomb erected by his son-in-law, General Francis Preston (1765–1835) in 1823. It was replaced in 1964. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Location

Seven Mile Ford, Smyth County, Virginia
36.81468, -81.64001

Categories

MILITARYEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT
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Sources

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When was Aspenvale Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Aspenvale Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 5, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Aspenvale Cemetery?

Aspenvale Cemetery is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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