Crestlawn Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia
Also known as Crest Lawn Cemetery, North View Cemetery, Crown Hill Cemetery, Riverview Cemetery, Highland Cemetery
About Crestlawn Cemetery
Crestlawn Cemetery is a cemetery near Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. It lies about 5.1 mi southeast of Atlanta. The grounds sit at about 925 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 8 notable people buried here, including Larry McDonald, Sean Costello and Evelyn Greenblatt Howren. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 313109. The nearest other listed cemetery is Casey's Hill Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the northwest. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Cremation Society Of Georgia in Atlanta, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 231 cemeteries we list in Fulton County, and 199 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 231 listings in Fulton County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Atlanta. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Crestlawn Cemetery
Among them: 2 journalists, 1 actor, 1 aviator or astronaut, 1 musician, 1 US representative, 1 Vietnam War veteran, 1 World War II veteran, 1 writer.
- Larry McDonald1935-1983American politician
- Sean Costello1979-2008American blues musician
- Evelyn Greenblatt Howren1917-1998American woman aviator and Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
- Georgia Allen1919-2014American actress
- Robert Lipshutz1921-2010White House Counsel in the Carter Administration
- Fuzzy Woodruff1884-1929American sportswriter
- Corinne Stocker Horton1871-1947American elocutionist, journalist, editor
- Thomas James Holtzclaw1948-1967American soldier
People whose Wikidata entry gives Crestlawn 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
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What Crestlawn 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
- Casey's Hill CemeteryAtlanta, GACemetery0.4 mi
- Montgomery Family CemeteryVinings, GAFamily cemetery1.0 mi
- Smith Family CemeteryVinings, GAFamily cemetery1.2 mi
- Poe Lola V CemeteryAtlanta, GACemetery1.5 mi
- Springfield Missionary Baptist Church CemeteryAtlanta, GABaptist cemetery1.6 mi
- Dunn CemeteryAtlanta, GACemetery1.6 mi
- Monte Vista Biblical CemeteryAtlanta, GACemetery1.6 mi
- Magnolia CemeteryAtlanta, GACemetery1.6 mi
- Hollywood CemeteryAtlanta, GACemetery1.6 mi
- Northside Park Baptist Church CemeteryAtlanta, GABaptist cemetery1.7 mi
Funeral homes near Crestlawn Cemetery
- Cremation Society Of Georgia0.3 miCremation provider · Atlanta · (404) 355-7627
- Hollifield Mortuary Inc1.8 miMortuary · Atlanta · (404) 799-8676
- E. Thornton Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · Atlanta · (404) 900-4389
- Knox Funeral Home2.3 miFuneral home · Atlanta · (408) 457-0932
- McCray Family Funeral Service & Cremations2.3 miFuneral home · Atlanta · (404) 855-5349
- Hines Home of Funerals2.4 miFuneral home · Atlanta · (404) 792-2400
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