The Flint Hill Cemetery Collection, 1993

Access and use

Location of collection:
Fairfax County Public Library
Fairfax County Public Library
City of Fairfax Regional Library
Virginia Room
10360 North Street
Fairfax, VA 22030-2514
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Chris Barbuschak
Phone: (703) 293-2142
Phone: (703) 293-6227 ext. 6 (Virginia Room)
Fax: (703) 293-2155

Summary

Extent:
1.0 linear feet
Creator:
Jeff Waguespack and Boy Scout Troop 1137; Fairfax Genealogical Society (Va.)
Abstract:
The Flint Hill Cemetery Collection consists of 1.0 linear feet and includes individual gravestone surveys of Flint Hill Cemetery and the Oakton Church of the Brethren Cemetery conducted by Jeff Waguespack and Boy Scout Troop 1137, and the Fairfax Genealogical Society in 1993.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

The Flint Hill Cemetery Collection consists of 1.0 linear feet and includes individual gravestone surveys of Flint Hill Cemetery and the Oakton Church of the Brethren Cemetery conducted by Jeff Waguespack and Boy Scout Troop 1137, and the Fairfax Genealogical Society in 1993. Included are surveys, plat maps and correspondence.

Biographical / historical:

Flint Hill Cemetery, located in Oakton, Virginia, dates back to 1852, and is one of Fairfax County’s oldest community cemeteries in addition to being one of the few in the county run by an active association. In 1875, citizens of the community organized the Flint Hill Cemetery Association in order to oversee and maintain the burial ground. As of 2017, the cemetery contains more than 2,300 burials including at least 24 Civil War veterans.

In May 1993, Jeff Waguespack coordinated a survey of sections A and B of Flint Hill Cemetery for his Eagle Project. The labor for the project was drawn from Boy Scout Troop 1137. In the summer and fall of 1993, the Fairfax Genealogical Society surveyed sections C and D of Flint Hill Cemetery and the adjoining Oakton Church of the Brethren Cemetery. Both surveys were donated to the Virginia Room in 1993.

Acquisition information:
Jeff Waguespack donated Box 1 containing surveys for sections A and B collected by Waguespack and Troop 1137 in 1993. The Fairfax Genealogical Society donated Box 2 containing surveys for section C and D and the Oakton Church of the Brethren Cemetery in December 1993.