About Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery is a cemetery near Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland. The grounds sit at about 364 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 25 notable people buried here, including Howard Rollins, Tamara Dobson and Howard Atwood Kelly. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 588330. The nearest other listed cemetery is Greek Orthodox Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hakim’s Islamic Funeral Home in Baltimore, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 116 cemeteries we list in Baltimore County, and 105 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Baltimore County dates to 1903. 7 of the 116 listings in Baltimore County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Woodlawn. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Woodlawn Cemetery
Among them: 4 baseball players, 3 scientists, 2 actors, 2 US representatives, 1 football player, 1 architect, 1 artist, 1 business leader.
- Howard Rollins1950-1996American stage, film and television actor
- Tamara Dobson1947-2006American actress and model
- Howard Atwood Kelly1858-1943American academic and gynecologist
- Charles E. Phelps1833-1908Union Army general and politician
- Thomas Sewall Adams1873-1933American economist
- Elgin Ralston Lovell Gould1860-1915(1860-1915) Canadian social scientist, educator, and lacrosse coach
- Max Bishop1899-1962American baseball player and coach
- Linwood Clark1876-1965American politician
- Keion Carpenter1977-2016American football player
- Steve Brodie1868-1935American baseball player
- Irvine Clifton Gardner1889-1972American physicist
- Otto Eugene Adams1889-1968American architect
Show all 25 notable burials
- William Woolsey Johnson1841-1927American mathematician, who was one of the founders of the American Mathematical Society
- Fred Ostendorf1892-1965American baseball player
- Harry Fanwell1886-1965American baseball player
- Nolan Rice Best1871-1930American editor
- Percy Lewis Kaye1873-1952American historian and academic
- Lillian Causey1889-1949American artist
- Hannah Purcell Bruton1904-1930Baltimore resident and girl scout
- James Alexander Dawkins1845-1920Member of the Maryland House of Delegates, judge, and police magistrate
- John R. Twiss Jr.1938-2009American conservationist
- John Russell Twiss1899-1995American physician
- Margaret Vanderpoel1870-1920
- Mary Lizzie Deming Dawkins1857-1923American housewife
- Waldo Newcomer1867-1934Heir, Businessman
People whose Wikidata entry gives Woodlawn 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 Woodlawn 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
- Greek Orthodox CemeteryWoodlawn, MDOrthodox cemetery0.7 mi
- Woodlawn Memorial ParkWoodlawn, MDMemorial park0.7 mi
- Shaarei Tfiloh CemeteryWoodlawn, MDCemetery0.8 mi
- Beth Tfiloh CemeteryWoodlawn, MDCemetery0.8 mi
- Lorraine Park CemeteryWoodlawn, MDCemetery0.8 mi
- Bihy CemeteryWoodlawn, MDCemetery1.5 mi
- Arlington Cemetery of Chizuk AmunoWest Arlington, MDJewish cemetery1.8 mi
- Arlington CemeteryWest Arlington, MDCemetery1.8 mi
- Al-Rahmah CemeteryWoodlawn, MDCemetery2.1 mi
- Western Star CemeteryCatonsville, MDCemetery2.7 mi
Funeral homes near Woodlawn Cemetery
- Hakim’s Islamic Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Baltimore · (443) 802-3843
- Hussain Funeral Services1.1 miFuneral home · Gwynn Oak · (410) 800-4880
- Howell Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · Gwynn Oak · (410) 664-6800
- Chatman-Harris Funeral Home2.3 miFuneral home · Baltimore · (410) 578-3822
- Cremation Services2.6 miCremation provider · Baltimore · (410) 744-5707
- Vaughn Greene Funeral Services2.6 miFuneral home · Baltimore · (410) 233-2400
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