Rockingham County Virginia Tombstones by Cemetery

CemeteryOld Athens Church Cemetery (*)
LocationNortheast of Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Virginia. From Harrisonburg, Virginia, take Route 11 North and turn right onto Route 721 (Fellowship Road). Route 721 intersects Route 717 (Indian Trail Road) and turn left. Continue on Route 717 and take a right onto Route 811 (Fridley's Gap Road). Go a short distance and you will see, on the right side of the road, the abandoned church structure with cemetery behind it.
NotesThe church and cemetery have been abandoned. The cemetery is overgrown and there is no fence around it. It appears there are many unmarked graves here.
Survey Date and Recorder17 Apr 2024
Bennie Getz, Walter Mason, Bob & Lois Emswiler

Cemetery Index

Surname Index

Surnames are sorted by section / plot / row / grave - only sections and rows are shown

SectionRowSurnameGiven Name & MIBirth DateDeath DateHeadstone NotesRemarks
GrantJames B.21 Mar 2024Aged 22y 3m 4d; s/M. & H. L. Grant
JacksonDennis18501930All Jacksons on one stone
JacksonJane185319--His WifeAppears to be buried here; w/Dennis
JacksonSooniah18801910
JacksonAndrew18841902
JacksonWilliamAged 16 yrs
StrotherJames6 Oct 2024All Strothers on one stone
StrotherJane10 Sep 2024His wifew/James
StrotherLewis L.12 Apr 2024
StrotherJames E.16 May 2024
BroadusMary A.14 Jul 2024Aged 76y 6m 18d; w/Frank; A member of the U.B. Church for 50 years
BibbsMary E.22 Feb 2025Aged 2y 1m 21d; d/C. & L. Bibbs
BibbsJett N.2 Jun 2024Aged 27y 5m 5d; s/C. & L Bibbs
BrockAlice15 May 2024Partially illegible-cannot read birth date
BrockLena18931899
JohnstonMaria22 Feb 2025Aged about 85 yrs
RichardsonJones Franklin17 Jun 2024Aged 1y 10m 23d
RichardsonWilliam Hardy10 Dec 2024Aged 7 Feb 2025

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