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Ivy Hill Cemetery

Smithfield, Italy

Ivy Hill Cemetery

Ivy Hill Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery and national historic district located at Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia. It was established in 1886, and is a privately owned cemetery. Grave markers within the cemetery date from the mid-19th century to the present day. It includes a numbe

r of notable funerary monuments. Notable burials include: Pembroke Decatur Gwaltney (1836–1915), founder of the highly successful Gwaltney ham and peanut business Congressman Joel Holleman (1799–1844) Congressman Dr. John W. Lawson (1837–1905) Hardy Cross (1885–1959), Pioneer in the field of Structural Engineering It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

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