Linwood Cemetery in Columbus, Georgia

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.

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 Pemberton1831-1888
  American pharmacist, inventor of Coca-Cola
• Alfred Iverson Sr.1798-1873
  American politician
• Henry L. Benning1814-1875
  Confederate States Army general
• James Johnson1811-1891
  U.S. Representative from Georgia
• Absalom Harris Chappell1801-1878
  American politician, lawyer
• Martin Jenkins Crawford1820-1883
  American politician
• Paul Jones Semmes1815-1863
  American general
• Hines Holt1805-1865
  American politician
• James Abercrombie1792-1861
  American politician
• Thomas Flournoy Foster1790-1848
  American politician
• Everett Strupper1896-1950
  American football player
• Francis Fontaine1845-1901
  American author

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.

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.

• Church of the Holy Family

  Columbus, GA
  Family cemetery

  0.7 mi
• 1828 Cemetery for Blacks

  Columbus, GA
  Cemetery

  1.4 mi
• Porterdale Cemetery

  Columbus, GA
  Cemetery

  1.7 mi
• East Porterdale Cemetery

  Columbus, GA
  Cemetery

  1.7 mi
• Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Columbarium

  Columbus, GA
  Episcopal cemetery

  1.7 mi
• Girard Cemetery

  Phenix City, AL
  Cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Riverdale Cemetery

  Columbus, GA
  Cemetery

  2.0 mi
• West End Cemetery

  Phenix City, AL
  Cemetery

  2.0 mi
• Bealwood Cemetery

  Columbus, GA
  Cemetery

  2.1 mi
• Pine Grove Cemetery

  Phenix City, AL
  Cemetery

  2.1 mi

• Hill-Watson-People's Funeral Service

  Funeral home · Columbus · (706) 327-9293
  0.4 mi
• Hill-Watson Memorial Chapel at Rose Hill LLC

  Funeral chapel · Columbus · (762) 524-7709
  1.0 mi
• Charles E Huff's International Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Columbus · (706) 322-8713
  1.0 mi
• Taylor Funeral Home Inc

  Funeral home · Phenix City · (334) 298-0364
  1.0 mi
• Kimbrough's Funeral Home LLC

  Funeral home · Columbus · (706) 322-3300
  1.1 mi
• Sconiers Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Columbus · (706) 322-0011
  1.1 mi

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