CEMETERIES_POINT

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: CEMETERIES_POINT

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Description:

Abstract:

Historic cemeteries and burial grounds are fragile, tangible heritage resources that connect residents and visitors to their Loudoun roots. As development projects have been approved in the county over the years, these resources have been impacted. In some cases they have been inadvertently destroyed. In other cases, graves have been moved to other burial locations to make way for construction projects. While the County has kept some records of known cemeteries and burial grounds, there has never been a systematic effort to consolidate locational information into a publicly accessible database.In the Spring of 2018, the Board of Supervisors (BOS) directed County staff to create such a database that could provide residents, researchers, and developers with cemetery and burial ground locations as a means of ensuring that these resources are protected and preserved.

Purpose:

This dataset contains historic cemetery locations as point feature and basic cemetery attributes.

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.894732

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.379535

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.313804

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.853819

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Cemetery

Theme_Keyword: Loudoun County

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

Every reasonable effort has been made to assure the accuracy of these data. Loudoun County, Virginia does not assume any liability arising from the use of these data. These data are provided without warrenty of any kind, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular service. Reliance on these data is at the risk of the user.The historic cemetery data are based on field reports which have been submitted by many and varied individuals, groups, institutions, and cultural resource firms. Submissions to the Site File are sometimes accepted from amateurs as well as professionals. The locations are only as accurate as the locational information submitted to the Site File by the site recorder. The accuracy of submitted information cannot always be verified. The absence of a cultural resource in this data layer does not preclude the existence of an unrecorded resource in the field. The cemeteries recorded at the Site File represent only a fraction of the historic cemeteries present statewide.The locations of archaeological sites, historic structures, unmarked human burials, cemeteries, and other cultural features contained in this and other Site File data layers are for resource management, law enforcement, and research purposes only.Cemeteries located on private property have restricted access to specific individuals (such as family members or descendants of those buried there) with advanced notice to the landowner, who may designate the frequency of access, hours and duration of access, and the access route.

Data_Set_Credit: Loudoun County Office of Mapping and Geographic Information

Native_Data_Set_Environment: Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.5.0.6491

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 0

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: NAD 1983 HARN StatePlane Virginia North FIPS 4501 Feet

Lambert_Conformal_Conic:

Standard_Parallel: 38.03333333333333

Standard_Parallel: 39.2

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -78.5

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 37.66666666666666

False_Easting: 11482916.66666666

False_Northing: 6561666.666666666

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.00032808333333333333

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.00032808333333333333

Planar_Distance_Units: foot_us

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D North American 1983 HARN

Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 1980

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: CEMETERIES_POINT

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBJECTID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CM_ID

Attribute_Definition: Identification number of cemetery

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CM_PIN

Attribute_Definition:

The Loudoun County Parcel Identification Number associated with the cemetery point.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CM_NAME

Attribute_Definition: Name of the cemetery

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CM_DATE

Attribute_Definition: Date the cemetery was established or earliest burial

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CM_ACCESS

Attribute_Definition: Is the cemetery accessible to the public

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CM_GRAVE_NUMBER

Attribute_Definition: Number of graves recorded in the cemetery

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CM_TYPE

Attribute_Definition: Type of cemetery; family, community, or religious affiliation.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CM_EARLIEST

Attribute_Definition: Earliest known burial

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CM_LATEST

Attribute_Definition: latest known burial

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CM_STATUS

Attribute_Definition: Status of the cemetery. Inactive or Active.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CM_AFFILIATION

Attribute_Definition:

Cemetery affiliation; known African-American or enslaved burials

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CM_Notes

Attribute_Definition: Additional data associated with the cemetery

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CM_UPD_DATE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CM_UPD_USER

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CM_UPD_SOURCE

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20190801

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time