Woodlawn Cemetery in Santa Monica, California

Woodlawn Cemetery is a cemetery near Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California. It lies about 0.9 mi west of Santa Monica. The grounds sit at about 141 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 100 notable people buried here, including Sally Ride, Lion Feuchtwanger and Glenn Ford. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 251790. The nearest other listed cemetery is Marquez Family Cemetery, about 2.3 mi to the northwest. The nearest cremation provider we know of is FRIENDS Funeral Home - Cremation and Burials South Gate in South Gate, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 101 cemeteries we list in Los Angeles County, and 8 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Los Angeles County dates to 1860. 20 of the 101 listings in Los Angeles County have a phone number or website on record.

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

Among them: 52 actors, 19 writers, 6 musicians, 5 scientists, 4 World War II veterans, 3 architects, 3 artists, 2 baseball players.

• Sally Ride1951-2012
  American astronaut and physicist
• Lion Feuchtwanger1884-1958
  German writer
• Glenn Ford1916-2006
  Canadian-American actor
• Phil Hill1927-2008
  American racing driver
• Christabel Pankhurst1880-1958
  Suffragette, co-founder of the Women's Social and Political Union, editor
• Hans Reichenbach1891-1953
  German, American philosopher
• George Bancroft1882-1956
  American actor
• Charles Bickford1891-1967
  American actor
• Harvey Korman1927-2008
  American actor and comedian
• Paul Henreid1908-1992
  Austrian-American actor and film director
• Don Keefer1916-2014
  American actor
• Roberts Blossom1924-2011
  American actor and poet

People whose Wikidata entry gives Woodlawn 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.

• Marquez Family Cemetery

  Santa Monica, CA
  Family cemetery

  2.3 mi
• Los Angeles National Cemetery Columbarium

  Santa Monica, CA
  National cemetery

  3.1 mi
• Los Angeles National Cemetery

  950 South Sepulveda Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
  National cemetery

  3.3 mi
• Westwood Memorial Park

  Santa Monica, CA · est. 1880
  Memorial park

  3.4 mi
• Hillside Memorial Park

  Inglewood, CA
  Memorial park

  5.6 mi
• Holy Cross Cemetery

  Inglewood, CA
  Catholic cemetery

  5.6 mi
• Mausoleum of the Golden West

  Inglewood, CA · est. 2003
  Catholic cemetery

  8.5 mi
• Inglewood Park Cemetery

  Inglewood, CA
  Cemetery

  8.6 mi
• Beth Olam Cemetery

  Los Angeles, CA
  Jewish cemetery

  10 mi
• Hollywood Forever Cemetery

  Los Angeles, CA
  Cemetery

  10 mi

• FRIENDS Funeral Home - Cremation and Burials South Gate

  Cremation provider · South Gate · (888) 939-5959
  0.7 mi
• Farrington Mortuary & Cremation

  Cremation provider · Santa Monica · (800) 674-3659
  0.7 mi
• Gates Kingsley & Gates Moeller Murphy Funeral Directors

  Funeral home · Santa Monica · (310) 395-9988
  0.8 mi
• Meadow Memorials - Cremations and Funerals

  Monument dealer · Santa Monica · (310) 340-6804
  0.9 mi
• FRIENDS Funeral Home - Cremation and Burials Los Angeles

  Cremation provider · Venice · (888) 939-5959
  1.8 mi
• Beacon Mortuary - Funerals and Cremation Los Angeles

  Cremation provider · Santa Monica · (424) 324-9474
  1.8 mi

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