About Linwood Cemetery
Linwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Macon, Bibb County, Georgia. It lies about 0.9 mi southeast of Macon. The grounds sit at about 371 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Jefferson F. Long, Rodney M. Davis and Sarah Randolph Bailey. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 316915. The nearest other listed cemetery is Riverside Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the east. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Hart's Mortuary and Cremation Center in Macon, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 116 cemeteries we list in Bibb County, and 154 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Macon. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Linwood Cemetery
Among them: 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 US representative, 1 Vietnam War veteran.
- Jefferson F. Long1836-1901American politician
- Rodney M. Davis1942-1967United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
- Sarah Randolph Bailey1885-1972American educator and headmistress
- Charles Henry Douglass1870-1940American businessman
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
32.84945, -83.64446
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
- Riverside CemeteryMacon, GACemetery0.4 mi
- Riverside Cemetery: North Gate SectionMacon, GACemetery0.4 mi
- Winship Place CemeteryMacon, GACemetery0.4 mi
- Oak Ridge CemeteryMacon, GACemetery0.5 mi
- Rose Hill CemeteryMacon, GACemetery0.7 mi
- Saint Paul's Episcopal Church Memorial GardenMacon, GAMemorial park0.9 mi
- Roff Home CemeteryMacon, GACemetery1.1 mi
- Christ Episcopal Church Memorial GardenMacon, GAMemorial park1.3 mi
- Mosley CemeteryMacon, GAChristian cemetery1.8 mi
- Jesus Mission of Love Holiness Church CemeteryMacon, GAChurch cemetery1.8 mi
Funeral homes near Linwood Cemetery
- Hart's Mortuary and Cremation Center1.1 miCremation provider · Macon · (478) 746-4321
- Simply Cremation of Middle Georgia1.1 miCremation provider · Macon · (478) 285-8999
- Hutchings Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Macon · (478) 743-1212
- Snow's Memorial Chapel1.1 miFuneral chapel · Macon · (478) 743-7417
- Snow's Funerals & Cremations1.1 miFuneral home · Macon
- Central Georgia Crematory1.7 miCremation provider · Macon · (478) 254-2081
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