Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Lakewood Cemetery is a church cemetery in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. The grounds sit at about 869 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 323 notable people buried here, including Hubert Humphrey, Clifford D. Simak and George Mikan. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 646448. The nearest other listed cemetery is Temple Israel Memorial Park, about 1.4 mi to the east. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Cremation Society Of Minnesota in Minneapolis, about 1.2 mi away. It is one of 92 cemeteries we list in Hennepin County, and 48 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Hennepin County dates to 1876. 9 of the 92 listings in Hennepin County have a phone number or website on record.

Among them: 29 business leaders, 23 US representatives, 19 writers, 13 football players, 11 scientists, 9 artists, 9 baseball players, 8 governors.

• Hubert Humphrey1911-1978
  Vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969
• Clifford D. Simak1904-1988
  American writer, journalist
• George Mikan1924-2005
  American basketball player, coach, commissioner
• John Bates Clark1847-1938
  American neoclassical economist
• Kelly Catlin1995-2019
  American cyclist
• Tiny Tim1932-1996
  American singer and musician
• Muriel Humphrey1912-1998
  American politician
• Wendell R. Anderson1933-2016
  American politician
• Stanisław Skrowaczewski1923-2017
  Polish composer and conductor
• Paul Wellstone1944-2002
  American politician
• Floyd B. Olson1891-1936
  22nd governor of Minnesota
• Charles August Lindbergh1859-1924
  American politician

People whose Wikidata entry gives Lakewood 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.

• Temple Israel Memorial Park

  4153 3rd Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN · est. 1876
  Memorial park

  1.4 mi
• Saint Mary's Cemetery

  Longfellow Community, MN
  Catholic cemetery

  2.2 mi
• Bass Lake Cemetery (historical)

  Saint Louis Park, MN
  Cemetery

  2.3 mi
• Adath Yeshurun Cemetery

  Edina, MN
  Jewish cemetery

  2.5 mi
• Adath Yeshurun - South Side Hebrew Cemetery

  Edina, MN
  Jewish cemetery

  2.5 mi
• Oak Hill Cemetery

  5901 Lyndale Avenue South, Richfield, MN
  Cemetery

  2.7 mi
• Pioneers and Soldiers Cemetery

  2945 Cedar Avenue South, Longfellow Community, MN
  Cemetery

  2.9 mi
• Minneapolis Jewish Cemetery

  Richfield, MN
  Jewish cemetery

  4.0 mi
• United Hebrew Brotherhood Cemetery

  Richfield, MN
  Jewish cemetery

  4.1 mi
• Gemelus Chesed Cemetery

  Richfield, MN
  Jewish cemetery

  4.1 mi

• Cremation Society Of Minnesota

  Cremation provider · Minneapolis · (612) 200-0335
  1.2 mi
• Washburn-McReavy Uptown Chapel

  Funeral home · Minneapolis · (612) 377-2203
  1.9 mi
• Washburn-McReavy Welander Quest-Davies Funeral and Cremation

  Cremation provider · Minneapolis
  1.9 mi
• Twin City Monuments

  Monument dealer · St. Louis Park · (952) 920-4738
  2.3 mi
• Gearty Delmore Funeral Chapels

  Funeral home · St Louis Park · (952) 926-1615
  2.4 mi
• Hodroff-Epstein Memorial Chapel

  Funeral chapel · Minneapolis · (612) 871-1234
  2.4 mi

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