Kimberling Lutheran Cemetery is a historic Lutheran cemetery and national historic district located near Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Virginia. The cemetery includes approximately about 50 early Germanic sandstone monuments dating from 1800 to 1850. The associated Kimberlin Lutheran Church was built in 1913, and is a large frame structure with two unequal-sized towers.[3]
Kimberling Lutheran Cemetery | |
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| Location | NW of Rural Retreat, near Rural Retreat, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°55′03″N 81°18′15″W / 36.91750°N 81.30417°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1800 |
| NRHP reference No. | 80004231[1] |
| VLR No. | 098-0049 |
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| Added to NRHP | March 26, 1980 |
| Designated VLR | December 20, 1977[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kimberling Lutheran Cemetery" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links edit
- Kimberling Lutheran Cemetery at Find a Grave
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kimberling Cemetery
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kimberlin Church
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