East End is a historic African American cemetery in Henrico County, Virginia. Established in 1897 next to Evergreen Cemetery, East End is the final resting place of an estimated 13,000 people, among them some of the most prominent black Richmonders of the turn of the 20th century: Rosa D. Bowser, a pioneering educator and civic leader; Hezekiah F. Jonathan, a business owner and the vice president of the Mechanics’ Savings Bank (founded by Richmond Planet editor John Mitchell Jr., who is buried at Evergreen); William Custalo, the longtime proprietor of Custalo House, a noted bar and restaurant on Broad Street; and Dr. Richard F. Tancil, a Howard University–educated physician and bank president.
Decades of neglect had obscured their graves and thousands of others beneath tangles of ivy, brush, and illegally dumped trash. Since June 2013, a small group of regular volunteers, along with many students and Richmond-area residents, have been working to reveal them, slowly uncovering not just long-buried headstones but an entire community.
If you like whacking weeds, lopping branches, and discovering the history of your city, then you’ll enjoy the challenge of helping restore East End. We never know what we’ll find when we pull back the vines.
The cemetery is located at 50 Evergreen Rd, Richmond, VA 23223
For more information, contact:
John Shuck, site coordinator
jshuck@rocketmail.com
804-728-9475
East End Cemetery ----- Works day canceled until further notice 
Was doing some research to learn more about this cemetery, and in following Virginia Randolph, I found where on Wikipedia and on findagrave.com, it is claimed that Virgina Randolph is buried in the yard of the Virgina Randolph Cottage/museum, which she had apparently started as a training school of sorts. Is this a different Virginia Randolph buried here?
It is the same Virginia Randolph. Originally she was buried at End End Cemetery but when it got overgrown, they moved her to the yard of the school named after her. She may or may not still have a gravestone at East End.
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may i come out tomorrow to help so i can get community and service hours for school. Fairfield Middle School.
Yes, you are welcome to come out. We will be starting at 9:30.
Best contact is by text to 804-347-0279. My girlfriend and I are interested in volunteering to help out with the clean up of the cemeteries. Please contact with info on how and when we can help.
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Can you tell me if any Bostwick’s are buried in this cemetery.
Sorry for the delay. I just noticed this comment. We have no records for the cemetery so the only way we know who is buried there is through finding a grave marker or what is on a death certificate. We put all names we find on Find A Grave. There is a Robnett Bostick but no Bostwicks. John
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my 3xgreat grandparents are buried there Claiborne Storrs and his wife Caroline
Thanks for letting us know. We are always happy to hear from family members of those buried at East End. Have you seen the pictures of their gravestones on Find A Grave? https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=storrs&GSiman=1&GScid=50095&GRid=154222721& If you live in the Richmond area or are visiting the area, we would be happy to show you the graves. John
Hi. Can you tell me if you have come across my grandmother’s grave? She is buried there. Her name is Estelle McKnight. Thank you.
I just donated. I hope it helps… If I lived in the area I would love to help. Alas, I am in Canada. With you in spirit!
Thank you so much for your support and donation.
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Good afternoon, I am a volunteer for the findagrave.com website. This cemetery has 300 requests for grave pictures. Is there a map of where people are buried? Maybe someone in your group can sign up to take and post grave pictures? I live in Stafford and happen to be at the VA hospital today. I try to look for graves in the area I’m in and I found this (and several other) requests.
Unfortunately there are no records for the cemetery and no map. All gravestones that we can find have been photographed and added to Find A Grave. Most have GPS coordinates. Thank you for your interest in the cemetery.