About Glenwood Cemetery
Glenwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama. It lies about 0.9 mi northeast of Fort Payne. The grounds sit at about 928 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Lilius Bratton Rainey. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 150259. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hammack Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Burt Funeral Home in Fort Payne, about 2.4 mi away. It is one of 102 cemeteries we list in DeKalb County, and 36 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Fort Payne. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Glenwood Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative.
- Lilius Bratton Rainey1876-1959American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Glenwood 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.
Map
34.43514, -85.73155
What Glenwood Cemetery offers
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.
Nearby cemeteries
- Hammack CemeteryFort Payne, ALCemetery1.1 mi
- Green CemeteryFort Payne, ALCemetery1.7 mi
- Husky Chapel CemeteryFort Payne, ALChurch cemetery1.7 mi
- Lankford CemeteryFort Payne, ALCemetery2.4 mi
- Stewart CemeteryFort Payne, ALCemetery2.7 mi
- Scott CemeteryFort Payne, ALCemetery3.0 mi
- Mount Herman CemeteryFort Payne, ALCemetery3.1 mi
- Old Antioch CemeteryFort Payne, ALCemetery3.6 mi
- Mountain View Memorial CemeteryRainsville, ALCemetery3.9 mi
- Franklin CemeteryFort Payne, ALCemetery3.9 mi
Funeral homes near Glenwood Cemetery
- Burt Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · Fort Payne · (256) 845-3233
- Wilson Funeral Home & Crematory4.1 miCremation provider · Fort Payne · (256) 845-9150
- Burt Funeral Home7.0 miFuneral home · Valley Head · (256) 635-6247
- Rainsville Funeral Home7.7 miFuneral home · Rainsville · (256) 638-2122
- W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel8.3 miFuneral chapel · Rainsville · (256) 638-2700
- Burt Funeral Home Inc11 miFuneral home · Valley Head · (256) 635-6247
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