About Glenwood Cemetery
Glenwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi. The grounds sit at about 322 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Sam Lumpkin, Andy Reese and Ken Kirk. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 670439. The nearest other listed cemetery is Springhill Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the north. The nearest mortuary we know of is Grayson-Porter's Mortuary in Tupelo, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 107 cemeteries we list in Lee County, and 75 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Tupelo. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Glenwood Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player, 1 baseball player.
- Sam Lumpkin1908-1964American politician
- Andy Reese1904-1966Major League Baseball player
- Ken Kirk1938-2009American football player
- J. David Baker1922-2016Mississippi arts figure and local historian
People whose Wikidata entry gives Glenwood 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
34.26566, -88.70811
What Glenwood 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
- Springhill CemeteryTupelo, MSCemetery0.5 mi
- Stevensons Chapel CemeteryTupelo, MSChurch cemetery1.0 mi
- Tupelo Memorial GardensTupelo, MSMemorial park1.1 mi
- Rains - Creely Family CemeteryTupelo, MSFamily cemetery2.6 mi
- Clanton - Price Family CemeteryTupelo, MSFamily cemetery2.7 mi
- Priceville Memorial GardensTupelo, MSMemorial park2.9 mi
- Philips CemeteryTupelo, MSCemetery3.3 mi
- Allens CemeteryTupelo, MSCemetery3.7 mi
- Williams - Hill Family CemeteryPlantersville, MSFamily cemetery3.9 mi
- Beech Springs CemeteryTupelo, MSCemetery4.0 mi
Funeral homes near Glenwood Cemetery
- Grayson-Porter's Mortuary0.3 miMortuary · Tupelo · (662) 842-4748
- Pegues Funeral Directors0.5 miFuneral home · Tupelo · (662) 842-4872
- Associated Family Funeral Home & Cremation Center0.9 miFuneral home · Tupelo · (662) 260-5100
- Holland Funeral Directors4.0 miFuneral home · Tupelo · (662) 840-5000
- N L Jones Funeral Directors4.1 miFuneral home · Tupelo · (662) 566-7054
- Agnew and Sons Funeral Home5.1 miFuneral home · Verona · (662) 566-5546
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