History of the Cemetery

The foresight of the Vestry of the late nineteenth century has been a blessing to the parishioners of Pohick Church. Prior to 1886, burials were conducted in the church yard in places now unknown. The stones seen in the church courtyard have been moved there from other locations.
In 1886, the cemetery was formally organized through Vestry action. The land to the immediate west of the church was surveyed and benchmarks were installed with great accuracy, as surveying was already a mature engineering practice. The plan divided the land into sixteen foot by sixteen-foot plots with four foot aisles of separation, and these large family plots were marked by stone markers. Although many of these stone markers are visible today, many more are buried beneath the turf.

In 1920, additional cemetery lands were surveyed and laid out. No additions have been made to the cemetery grounds since that time. However, a Memorial Garden has been placed near the belfry. The Memorial Garden accepts cremated remains only.