About Woodlawn Memorial Park
Woodlawn Memorial Park is a memorial park in Colma, San Mateo County, California. The grounds sit at about 213 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 35 notable people buried here, including Emperor Norton, Hermann Schussler and Elmer Robinson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 238137. The nearest other listed cemetery is Greenlawn Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Colma Cremation and Funeral Services in Colma, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 32 cemeteries we list in San Mateo County, and 25 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in San Mateo County dates to 1850. 11 of the 32 listings in San Mateo County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park
Among them: 3 artists, 3 business leaders, 3 US representatives, 3 writers, 2 actors, 2 Mexican-American War veterans, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 inventor or engineer.
- Emperor Norton1811-1880San Francisco eccentric and self-proclaimed Emperor of the United States
- Hermann Schussler1842-1919German civil-engineer
- Elmer Robinson1894-1982American politician
- Thomas N. Heffron1872-1951American actor
- James A. Johnson1829-1896American politician
- Frederick Steele1819-1868United States Army officer
- Sarah Brown Ingersoll Cooper1835-1896American educator, author, evangelist, philanthropist, civic activist, suffragist
- Thomas Bowles Shannon1827-1897American politician
- Alex Anderson1920-2010Cartoonist
- Aylett R. Cotton1826-1912American politician
- Jake Ehrlich1900-1971American lawyer
- Jennie Scott Griffiths1875-1951Journalist and political activist
Show all 35 notable burials
- John Donald Daly1841-1923American businessman; namesake of Daly City, California
- Humbert Allen Astredo1929-2016American actor
- William Herman Rulofson1826-1878American photographer
- Jacob P. Leese1809-1892American pioneer
- Jessie L. Seal1864-1946American florist
- Justus S. Wardell1872-1945American politician
- Kate Bartholomew1868-1951American hat designer and manufacturer
- Ahira Holmes1823-1902Principal of the State Normal School from 1862 to 1865.
- Carrie Carlton1836-1868American writer, poet, humorist, journalist (ca. 1834 - 1868)
- George Treat1819-1907American Gold-Rush era pioneer
- John Douglas Fry1819-1901
- Thomas H. Caswell1825-1900American lawyer and judge
- Thomas J. Bowers1828-1893American judge
- Alexander Theodore Vogelsang1861-1930American public official
- Ann Tremlett Herndon1843-1883
- Audley Cole1913-2008First African American admitted to the San Francisco Muni operator's union
- Brilsford P. Flint1842-1906American wool merchant
- Carmel Fallon1827-1923Californio and early female entrepreneur
- James McDonald1797-1865American politician
- James Parker Treadwell1817-1884American lawyer
- Lavinia Johnston Linen1845-1929
- American photographer indicted, and then cleared, of violating national security by taking photographs of the Panama Canal under construction.
- William Alexander1831-1906American educator
People whose Wikidata entry gives Woodlawn Memorial Park 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
37.68042, -122.46685
What Woodlawn Memorial Park 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
- Greenlawn CemeteryColma, CA · est. 1904Cemetery0.3 mi
- Greek Orthodox Memorial ParkColma, CAMemorial park0.4 mi
- Italian Cemetery540 F Street, Colma, CA · est. 1899Cemetery0.4 mi
- Eternal Home Cemetery1051 El Camino Real, Colma, CAJewish cemetery0.5 mi
- Japanese Cemetery1300 Hillside Boulevard, Colma, CACemetery0.5 mi
- Salem Memorial Park1171 El Camino Real, Colma, CAMemorial park0.6 mi
- Olivet Memorial ParkColma, CAMemorial park0.7 mi
- Home of Peace Cemetery1299 El Camino Real, Colma, CAJewish cemetery0.8 mi
- Hills of Eternity Memorial Park1301 El Camino Real, Colma, CAMemorial park0.8 mi
- Cypress Lawn Memorial ParkColma, CA · est. 1892Memorial park0.8 mi
Funeral homes near Woodlawn Memorial Park
- Bocci Memorials0.3 miMonument dealer · Colma · (650) 755-2787
- Colma Cremation and Funeral Services0.3 miFuneral home · Colma · (650) 757-1300
- All County Cremation Service0.6 miCremation provider · Colma · (650) 343-3914
- Olivet Gardens Chapel0.7 miFuneral home · Colma · (650) 756-7700
- Duggins Funeral0.9 miFuneral home · Daly City
- Cypress Lawn Funeral Home & Memorial Park1.0 miFuneral home · Colma · (650) 550-8868
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Woodlawn Memorial Park located?
Woodlawn Memorial Park is at 1000 El Camino Real, Colma, CA 94014 in San Mateo County. GPS coordinates: 37.68042, -122.46685.
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