Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham, Alabama

Elmwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama. It lies about 3.3 mi northeast of Birmingham. The grounds sit at about 577 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 100 notable people buried here, including Robert Edwards, Sun Ra and Eddie Kendricks. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 117961. The nearest other listed cemetery is Grace Hill Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Davenport & Harris Funeral Home in Birmingham, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 109 cemeteries we list in Jefferson County, and 47 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Birmingham. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 18 football players, 11 US representatives, 9 baseball players, 6 business leaders, 4 musicians, 4 physicians, 4 US senators, 4 World War II veterans.

• Robert Edwards1925-2013
  English physiologist and pioneer in reproductive medicine and in-vitro fertilisation
• Sun Ra1914-1993
  American jazz composer and bandleader
• Eddie Kendricks1939-1992
  American singer and songwriter, member of The Temptations
• B. B. Comer1848-1927
  American politician
• Bear Bryant1913-1983
  American college football coach
• Joseph F. Johnston1843-1913
  American politician
• Oscar Underwood1862-1929
  American politician
• Erskine Hawkins1914-1993
  American trumpeter and big band leader from Birmingham, Alabama
• Tinsley R. Harrison1900-1978
  American physician
• Francis S. White1847-1922
  American politician
• Larry Langford1946-2019
  American mayor
• Russell McWhortor Cunningham1855-1921
  American politician

People whose Wikidata entry gives Elmwood Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.

Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.

• Grace Hill Cemetery

  Homewood, AL
  Cemetery

  0.9 mi
• Shadowlawn Memorial Park

  Homewood, AL
  Memorial park

  1.0 mi
• Emanuel Cemetery

  Birmingham, AL
  Jewish cemetery

  2.5 mi
• Knesses Israel Cemetery

  Birmingham, AL
  Jewish cemetery

  2.5 mi
• Oak Hill Cemetery

  Birmingham, AL
  Cemetery

  3.1 mi
• Oakland Cemetery

  Fairfield, AL
  Cemetery

  3.1 mi
• Union Hill Cemetery

  Homewood, AL
  Cemetery

  3.8 mi
• Fraternal Cemetery

  Forestdale, AL
  Cemetery

  4.5 mi
• Roberts Cemetery

  Forestdale, AL
  Cemetery

  4.5 mi
• Valhalla Cemetery

  Midfield, AL
  Cemetery

  5.5 mi

• Davenport & Harris Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Birmingham · (205) 252-2103
  0.4 mi
• W.E. Lusain Funeral Home and Crematory

  Cremation provider · Birmingham · (205) 900-8334
  0.4 mi
• Bushelon Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Birmingham · (205) 786-3449
  0.6 mi
• Smith & Gaston Funeral Services

  Funeral home · Birmingham · (205) 322-3581
  0.7 mi
• Arrington Funeral Home Inc.

  Funeral home · Birmingham · (205) 786-6288
  0.8 mi
• Johns-ridout's Mortuary-elmwood Chapel

  Mortuary · Birmingham · (205) 251-7227
  0.9 mi

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