The cemetery was surveyed in July 2011 and was found to be in current use and well maintained. A not-for-profit association operates the cemetery, which surrounds Andrew Chapel and has over 250 burials from the mid-nineteenth century until present.
The chapel and cemetery reflect the history of the area. The chapel was built circa 1855 as a result of a split over the slavery issue within the Methodist Episcopal Church. Eleven churches were named after Bishop Andrew, who had presided over the conference that resulted from the split. Because the churches were named after a person, not a saint, they were named chapels. By 1869, Andrew Chapel was the second largest Methodist Church in Fairfax County.
Buried here are farmers, statesmen, justices, soldiers, teachers, surveyors, wives, children and recently a victim of the 9/11 attack at the Pentagon. The grave markers reflect almost every type imaginable. Surveyors noted that even some of the newer markers are patterned after older obelisk markers. Just five miles west of bustling Tysons Corner, this cemetery takes the visitor on a stroll through Fairfax County’s history.
