Jeff Waguespack and Boy Scout Troop 1137; Fairfax Genealogical Society (Va.)
Language
English
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.
Flint Hill Cemetery Collection, MSS 01-02, Virginia Room, Fairfax County Public Library
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.
Processing Information
Chris Barbuschak, December 2017 EAD generated by Ross Landis, 2024
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.
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.