About Beechwood Cemetery
Beechwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Leland, Leelanau County, Michigan. It lies about 1.5 mi southwest of Leland. The grounds sit at about 604 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Jim Rae, David Glendenning Cogan and Frances Capps Cogan. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1623087. The nearest other listed cemetery is Leland Catholic Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Martinson Funeral Home in Suttons Bay, about 6.2 mi away. It is one of 52 cemeteries we list in Leelanau County, and 20 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 52 listings in Leelanau County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Leland. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Beechwood Cemetery
Among them: 2 physicians, 1 basketball player.
- Jim Rae1917-2013American basketball player
- David Glendenning Cogan1908-1993Ophthalmologist
- Frances Capps Cogan1907-2002American ophthalmologist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Beechwood 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
45.03971, -85.73925
What Beechwood 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
- Leland Catholic CemeteryLeland, MICatholic cemetery1.2 mi
- East Leland CemeteryLeland, MICemetery1.9 mi
- Saint Wenceslaus CemeteryLeland, MICemetery3.2 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryLeland, MICemetery4.7 mi
- Norwegian Lutheran CemeteryLeland, MILutheran cemetery5.9 mi
- Saint Michael Cemetery118 West First Street, Suttons Bay, MICemetery6.0 mi
- Sutton Bay Township CemeteryLeland, MIMunicipal cemetery6.1 mi
- Onominese Indian CemeteryLeland, MICemetery6.7 mi
- Onomonese Indian CemeteryLeland, MICemetery6.7 mi
- Immaculate Conception Catholic CemeteryLeland, MICatholic cemetery6.7 mi
Funeral homes near Beechwood Cemetery
- Martinson Funeral Home6.2 miFuneral home · Suttons Bay · (231) 271-3441
- Beacon Cremation & Funeral Service, Covell-elk Rapids Chapel19 miFuneral home · Elk Rapids · (231) 264-5666
- Covell Funeral Home20 miFuneral home · Traverse City · (231) 946-6515
- Reynolds-Johnkhoff Funeral Home20 miFuneral home · Traverse City
- Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home & Cremation Services20 miFuneral home · Traverse City · (231) 947-6347
- Beacon Cremation & Funeral Service, Covell-traverse City Chapel21 miFuneral home · Traverse City · (231) 946-6515
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