About Linwood Cemetery
Linwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia. It lies about 1.2 mi south of Columbus. The grounds sit at about 302 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 27 notable people buried here, including John Pemberton, Alfred Iverson Sr. and Henry L. Benning. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 316914. The nearest other listed cemetery is Church of the Holy Family, about 0.7 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hill-Watson-People's Funeral Service in Columbus, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 78 cemeteries we list in Muscogee County, and 75 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 78 listings in Muscogee County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Columbus. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Linwood Cemetery
Among them: 9 US representatives, 6 Civil War veterans, 2 physicians, 1 football player, 1 artist, 1 basketball player, 1 business leader, 1 governor.
- John Pemberton1831-1888American pharmacist, inventor of Coca-Cola
- Alfred Iverson Sr.1798-1873American politician
- Henry L. Benning1814-1875Confederate States Army general
- James Johnson1811-1891U.S. Representative from Georgia
- Absalom Harris Chappell1801-1878American politician, lawyer
- Martin Jenkins Crawford1820-1883American politician
- Paul Jones Semmes1815-1863American general
- Hines Holt1805-1865American politician
- James Abercrombie1792-1861American politician
- Thomas Flournoy Foster1790-1848American politician
- Everett Strupper1896-1950American football player
- Francis Fontaine1845-1901American author
Show all 27 notable burials
- Helen Augusta Howard1865-1934American suffragist
- Mark Harden Blandford1826-1902Confederate Army officer
- Seaborn Jones1788-1864American politician
- Thomas Wingfield Grimes1844-1905Confederate Army soldie and politician
- Lizzie Rutherford1833-1873Credited as the originator of Confederate Memorial Day
- Noble Leslie DeVotie1838-1861Founder of Sigma Alpha Epsilon
- L. H. Chappell1853-1928American politician; mayor of Columbus, Georgia
- Lovick Pierce1785-1879Methodist clergyman and physician
- Miriam Howard Du Bose1862-1945American suffragist
- Samuel Boykin1786-1848American physician and naturalist
- Tippo Peddy1890-1957American basketball player
- Ann Eliza Clifford Lewis1835-19091835 - 28 Sep 1909
- Loretto Rebecca Lamar1818-1905
- Mary Reynolds Flournoy Passailaigue1908-1989American artist
- Thomas Goulding1786-1848American Presbyterian minister
People whose Wikidata entry gives Linwood 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
32.47764, -84.98298
What Linwood 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
- Church of the Holy FamilyColumbus, GAFamily cemetery0.7 mi
- 1828 Cemetery for BlacksColumbus, GACemetery1.4 mi
- Porterdale CemeteryColumbus, GACemetery1.7 mi
- East Porterdale CemeteryColumbus, GACemetery1.7 mi
- Saint Thomas Episcopal Church ColumbariumColumbus, GAEpiscopal cemetery1.7 mi
- Girard CemeteryPhenix City, ALCemetery1.8 mi
- Riverdale CemeteryColumbus, GACemetery2.0 mi
- West End CemeteryPhenix City, ALCemetery2.0 mi
- Bealwood CemeteryColumbus, GACemetery2.1 mi
- Pine Grove CemeteryPhenix City, ALCemetery2.1 mi
Funeral homes near Linwood Cemetery
- Hill-Watson-People's Funeral Service0.4 miFuneral home · Columbus · (706) 327-9293
- Hill-Watson Memorial Chapel at Rose Hill LLC1.0 miFuneral chapel · Columbus · (762) 524-7709
- Charles E Huff's International Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Columbus · (706) 322-8713
- Taylor Funeral Home Inc1.0 miFuneral home · Phenix City · (334) 298-0364
- Kimbrough's Funeral Home LLC1.1 miFuneral home · Columbus · (706) 322-3300
- Sconiers Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Columbus · (706) 322-0011
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