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Dinwiddie Memorial Park Cemetery Records | Dinwiddie County, Virginia

Cemetery burial records, location, and grave search - Dinwiddie County, VA

Dinwiddie Memorial Park is indexed as a cemetery record in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. Use this page to confirm the cemetery location, review available burial-record matches, compare nearby cemeteries, and decide when an official source should be checked.

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Site info snapshot

Dinwiddie Memorial Park Overview

Status Active

Burial records 12

Veteran-linked records 12

Type Public

Map coordinates Available

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Quick answer

How do I use the Dinwiddie Memorial Park page for cemetery and burial research?

Use this page to confirm the cemetery first, review the map and source signals, scan the burial sample for likely matches, and then step back to Dinwiddie County or Virginia only when the search needs broader geographic context.

Verification note

Use this cemetery page as a research starting point

Dinwiddie Memorial Park is listed with cemetery-location and burial-record context in the current archive. Map coordinates help identify the cemetery area, but they should not be treated as exact grave coordinates. Verify sensitive burial, veteran, visitor, or legal details with an official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source record.

Use this cemetery page for

Search linked burial names

Review names currently connected to this cemetery before widening the search.

Confirm cemetery location

Use county, state, source label, and map context to confirm the place.

Compare nearby cemeteries

Check nearby cemetery pages when the place name or family location is uncertain.

Verify official details

Confirm sensitive details with cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.

Cemetery profile

About Dinwiddie Memorial Park, Dinwiddie County, Virginia

Dinwiddie Memorial Park is currently indexed under Dinwiddie County, Virginia in the Cemetery Finders archive. This page is designed to answer place-intent searches for the cemetery itself while also giving person-name researchers enough context to decide whether this is the right burial site before searching deeper.

This page combines place context, source labels, map information, available burial records, and nearby cemetery links so visitors can continue research without losing the Dinwiddie County location context.

The current archive includes burial records with military branch or service-context fields linked to this cemetery.

Cemetery type

Public

GPS coordinates

37.16987, -77.45026

Step-by-step search guide

How to Search Dinwiddie Memorial Park by Name, Place, and Record Context

Confirm the cemetery before searching names

Check the county, state, type, and source label at the top of the page.
Use the map block below to validate that this cemetery aligns with the place you expect.
Only after the place is confirmed should you search for similar personal names.

Why this matters: Person-name searches are much cleaner when the place is validated first, especially for common surnames and repeated family names.

Review burial depth and record quality signals

Check how many burial records are currently linked to this cemetery.
Look for veteran-linked records, plot details, and date range signals to judge how rich the underlying record set is.
If the sample looks thin, widen to the county archive instead of forcing a narrow search too early.

Current record depth: 12 burial rows, 12 veteran-linked records, and 0 visible plot-detail signals.

Use county and state archives as your fallback path

Return to Dinwiddie County if you need nearby cemetery alternatives or broader local coverage.
Move up to Virginia when the search needs regional context or county comparison.
Use this layered path instead of repeating blind searches across unrelated places.

Alternative search methods

Alternative Search Methods & Record Paths

Method	Best For	Speed	Coverage
Direct burial search	Known full names	Fast	Live cemetery-linked sample
County archive review	Nearby cemetery comparison	Medium	Strong
State archive review	Regional fallback research	Medium	Broad
Map + place confirmation	Location validation	Fast	Available

Map & directions

Dinwiddie Memorial Park Map, Address & Directions

DINWIDDIE MEMORIAL PARK

Dinwiddie County, Virginia

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Map coordinates help identify the cemetery location area. They should not be treated as exact grave coordinates or proof of cemetery office details.

Location details

Address: Dinwiddie County, Virginia

County: Dinwiddie County

State: Virginia

GPS: 37.16987, -77.45026

Best next step

If the place looks correct, review the burial sample below. If not, move back to the county archive and compare nearby cemeteries before searching names again.

Burial record sample

Burial Names Connected to Dinwiddie Memorial Park

Showing 12 of 12 burial records at Dinwiddie Memorial Park. Page 1 of 1.

Note: Burial entries reflect currently indexed archive rows. Date, plot, and service details may be incomplete or source-limited.

Name	Dates	Military	Plot / Notes
Emery E Gant	1960-10-30 – 2022-02-28	US ARMY	Plot context limited
David C Day	1948-02-23 – 2022-02-22	US ARMY	Plot context limited
Arthur H Word	1954-08-04 – 2021-12-23	US ARMY	Plot context limited
Andrew G Claiborne	1945-11-09 – 2021-11-01	US AIR FORCE	Plot context limited
Edward D Hill	1935-02-24 – 2021-10-20	US AIR FORCE	Plot context limited
Calvin C Jones	1930-09-09 – 2021-03-01	US ARMY	Plot context limited
Edna Juanita Williams	1954-05-04 – 2020-08-12	US AIR FORCE	Plot context limited
Collie Randolph Goode	1944-02-13 – 2020-07-19	US ARMY	Plot context limited
Clifton M Jackson	1958-12-07 – 2020-07-01	US NAVY	Plot context limited
Arnold G Young	1949-01-21 – 2020-04-24	US ARMY	Plot context limited
Eric S Fultz	1955-05-08 – 2020-02-11	US ARMY	Plot context limited
Cyril A Hawkins	1938-09-30 – 2019-12-18	US ARMY	Plot context limited

Some cemetery names may appear more than once when public source rows identify similar names or nearby locations. Compare the map and source label before relying on a match.

Continue this search

Best Next Steps After Dinwiddie Memorial Park

Use these next steps when you want to keep the Dinwiddie County context while checking nearby cemeteries, searching by name, or widening to the Virginia archive.

County path

Browse all cemeteries in Dinwiddie County

Compare nearby cemetery pages, source labels, and burial depth before widening the search elsewhere.

Record search

Search all burial records for Dinwiddie Memorial Park

Use the cemetery name with a full person name when the goal is a narrower burial match.

Nearby option

Open Saint Johns Cemetery

Jump directly into another cemetery page in the same county to compare burial coverage and map context.

State hub

Return to Virginia cemeteries

Go back to the statewide archive when the location is uncertain or the search needs a broader county range.

Pro tips

Expert Genealogy Advice for Dinwiddie Memorial Park Research

🗺️ Search the place first: Search the place first, not the person first, when names are common. A confirmed cemetery dramatically improves the quality of a burial search.

📅 Use year ranges: Use year ranges from the sample table to separate duplicate names. Even partial death-date context is often enough to narrow a search.

🏛️ Widen your scope: If the page looks too thin, that usually means the cemetery record is real but the person-level layer is incomplete. In that case, the county archive is the best fallback path.

Frequently asked

Frequently Asked Questions About Dinwiddie Memorial Park

This section answers the most common cemetery-intent questions first, so users can quickly decide whether to continue on this page or step back to the broader county archive.

How do I search burial records for Dinwiddie Memorial Park?

Use the burial names on this page as a starting point, then run a focused search with the full name and Dinwiddie Memorial Park. This usually works best when you already know the cemetery and want to narrow the search to likely person-level matches.

Where is Dinwiddie Memorial Park located?

Dinwiddie Memorial Park is listed in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, and the map on this page uses the best available geographic reference from the current archive.

How many burial records are connected to Dinwiddie Memorial Park?

12 burial records are currently linked to Dinwiddie Memorial Park in the archive.

What should I do if this cemetery has only partial information?

Use the county archive to review other cemeteries nearby, compare source labels, and broaden the person search with county and state context if the cemetery page is still sparse.

Official lookup guides

Official Verification Paths for Dinwiddie Memorial Park

These guide pages help you step into the official public source without losing the county and cemetery context already built into this archive page.

Official cemetery source

Verify this cemetery on USGS

Use the official USGS GNIS guide to confirm the cemetery name, mapped place reference, and location context before widening the search.

Official burial source

Check veteran burials on the VA locator

Use the VA guide for official-source verification when this cemetery page carries veteran-linked burial context.

Official resources

Official Resources & Related Links

Resource link

Type Public

County Dinwiddie County

State Virginia

Burial records 12

Source USGS

GPS 37.16987, -77.45026

Date range 2019–2022

Map coordinates Available

Record quality

Veteran-linked records 12

Status Active

Archive path

Home → States → Virginia → Dinwiddie County → Dinwiddie Memorial Park →

Research links

Back to Dinwiddie County → Back to Virginia → Search burial records → Archive methodology → Data sources → Open location map →

People also searched

Saint Johns Cemetery → Poplar Grove National Cemetery → Poplar Grove National Cemetery → Smiths Grove Cemetery → Ocran Cemetery → Olive Branch Cemetery →

Archive note

This cemetery page is designed to answer both cemetery-name intent and burial-search intent. When results look partial, the county archive is usually the best next move.