About Lindenwood Cemetery
Lindenwood Cemetery is a cemetery in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. It was established in 1860. It carries a heritage listing (NRHP 78000043). The grounds sit at about 768 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 46 notable people buried here, including Jesse Lynch Williams, Samuel D. Jackson and Curly Armstrong. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 437953. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery, about 2.5 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Klaehn, Fahl, Melton Funeral Home in Fort Wayne, about 1.6 mi away. It is one of 44 cemeteries we list in Allen County, and 26 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. It is the oldest recorded cemetery in Allen County.
Notable people buried at Lindenwood Cemetery
Among them: 10 writers, 8 US representatives, 3 World War II veterans, 2 football players, 2 aviators and astronauts, 2 baseball players, 2 inventors and engineers, 2 journalists.
- Jesse Lynch Williams1871-1929American dramatist
- Samuel D. Jackson1895-1951American politician
- Curly Armstrong1918-1983American basketball player and coach
- John W. Dawson1820-1877Governor of Utah Territory, 1861
- Frank Bursley Taylor1860-1938American geologist
- Carl Clarence Kiess1887-1967Astronomer
- Chick Stahl1873-1907American baseball player
- Louis Edward Curdes1919-1995American flying ace
- Paul Frank Baer1894-1930American flying ace
- Samuel Brenton1810-1857American politician
- Alfred Peck Edgerton1813-1897American politician
- James Bain White1835-1897American politician, Indiana
Show all 46 notable burials
- James M. Robinson1861-1942American politician
- Andrew H. Hamilton1834-1895American politician
- Caroline Marshall Woodward1828-1890American writer and artist
- Carrie M. Shoaff1849-1939American artist, author, potter, playwright, and correspondent
- George W. Gillie1880-1963American politician
- Homer Van Meter1906-1934American gangster
- Robert Frank Borkenstein1912-2002American police officer, inventor
- Robert Lowry1824-1904American politician
- Walpole G. Colerick1845-1911American politician
- Dick West1915-1996American baseball player
- Harry Baals1886-1954American mayor
- Robert S. Robertson1839-1906American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- Sylvanus Bowser1854-1938American inventor
- Allen Hamilton1798-1864American politician
- Bill Boedeker1924-2014American football halfback
- Charles A. Zollinger1838-1893Union Army officer
- Charles R. Weatherhogg1872-1937American architect
- Paul G. Jasper1908-2001American judge
- Queenie Foote1857-1937American performer
- Sal Madrid1920-1977Major League Baseball shortstop
- Walter Olds1846-1925American judge
- Agnes Hamilton1868-1961American social worker
- Alexander Ewing1768-1827Indiana pioneer and soldier
- Bob Cowan1923-2004American football player
- Katherine Hamilton1863-1932American women's suffrage activist
- Leopold Levy1838-1905German-American politician (1838-1905); Treasurer of Indiana from 1899 to 1903
- Richard E. Miller1916-1943Captain in the United States Army Air Forces and participant in the Doolittle Raid
- Charles Frederick Nirdlinger1862-1930Playwright and producer
- John H. Bass1835-1922Millionaire
- John J. W. Broom1917-2000Band Teacher
- Robert Baral1905-1980American journalist and author
- Robert Stewart Taylor1838-1918Indiana author
- Terry Williams1944-2013American sprinter (b. 1944)
- Virginia Philley Withey1890-1980American actress and screenwriter
People whose Wikidata entry gives Lindenwood 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
41.08005, -85.17580
What Lindenwood 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
- Saint Johns Lutheran CemeteryFort Wayne, INLutheran cemetery2.5 mi
- Greenlawn Memorial ParkFort Wayne, INMemorial park3.0 mi
- Hatfield CemeteryFort Wayne, INCemetery3.6 mi
- Prairie Grove CemeteryFort Wayne, INCemetery3.6 mi
- Oak Grove CemeteryFort Wayne, INCemetery3.7 mi
- Covington Memorial GardensFort Wayne, INMemorial park4.3 mi
- Catholic CemeteryFort Wayne, INCatholic cemetery4.3 mi
- Fort Wayne Jewish CemeteryFort Wayne, INJewish cemetery4.6 mi
- Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran CemeteryFort Wayne, INLutheran cemetery4.6 mi
- Parker CemeteryFort Wayne, INCemetery5.4 mi
Funeral homes near Lindenwood Cemetery
- Hoosier Headstones1.1 miMonument dealer · Fort Wayne · (260) 519-1177
- Klaehn, Fahl, Melton Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · Fort Wayne · (260) 424-1525
- C.M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · Fort Wayne · (260) 422-4232
- Advantage Funeral & Cremation Services – Mungovan2.2 miCremation provider · Fort Wayne · (260) 744-2114
- Northern Indiana Funeral Care2.4 miFuneral home · Fort Wayne · (260) 456-0890
- Sanders Mortuary2.6 miMortuary · Fort Wayne · (260) 422-5090
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Lindenwood Cemetery located?
Lindenwood Cemetery is at 2324 West Main Street, Fort Wayne, IN in Allen County. GPS coordinates: 41.08005, -85.17580.
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