About Woodland Cemetery
Woodland Cemetery is a cemetery near Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. It lies about 0.7 mi southwest of Keene. The grounds sit at about 482 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 14 notable people buried here, including Thomas M. Edwards, Salma Hale and Simon Goodell Griffin. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1918012. The nearest other listed cemetery is Greenlawn Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is DiLuzio Foley and Fletcher Funeral Homes in Keene, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 62 cemeteries we list in Cheshire County, and 25 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Keene. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Woodland Cemetery
Among them: 4 US representatives, 3 writers, 1 artist, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 journalist, 1 scientist.
- Thomas M. Edwards1795-1875American politician
- Salma Hale1787-1866American politician
- Simon Goodell Griffin1824-1902United States Army general
- Bertram Ellis1860-1920American newspaper editor
- James Wilson1766-1839American politician from New Hampshire
- James Wilson1797-1881American politician from New Hampshire
- Ethel Dench Puffer Howes1872-1950American psychologist
- Katharine Maynadier Daland1883-1976American writer, illustrator, horticulturist, and clubwoman
- George S. Hale1825-1897American lawyer and writer
- John T. Abbott1850-1914American diplomat & lawyer
- Josiah Lafayette Seward1845-1917American clergyman
- Elliot Daland1886-1977American aircraft designer and manufacturer
Show all 14 notable burials
- H. W. Lewis1917-2000American physicist
- Jeremiah Mervin Allenborn 19193/9/1919-; Boston, Massachusetts, United States; ; ;
People whose Wikidata entry gives Woodland 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
42.94110, -72.26892
What Woodland 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
- Greenlawn CemeteryPage Street, Keene, NHCemetery0.3 mi
- Washington CemeteryWashington Street, Keene, NHCemetery0.5 mi
- Saint Josephs CemeteryMain Street, Keene, NHCatholic cemetery1.8 mi
- North CemeteryCourt Street, Keene, NHCemetery2.1 mi
- Monadnock View CemeteryKeene, NHCemetery2.4 mi
- West CemeteryKeene, NHCemetery2.4 mi
- Mount Calvary CemeteryMarlborough, NHCemetery3.7 mi
- Pine Grove CemeteryMarlborough, NHCemetery4.0 mi
- Rhodes CemeteryMarlborough, NHCemetery4.2 mi
- Hurricane Road CemeteryHurricane Road, Keene, NHCemetery4.7 mi
Funeral homes near Woodland Cemetery
- DiLuzio Foley and Fletcher Funeral Homes0.7 miFuneral home · Keene · (603) 352-0341
- DiLuzio Foley and Fletcher Funeral Homes0.9 miFuneral home · Keene · (603) 352-4541
- Cheshire Family Funeral Home2.8 miFuneral home · Keene · (603) 357-2980
- Cheshire Family Funeral Home5.8 miFuneral home · Swanzey · (603) 357-2980
- Cournoyer Funeral Home & Cremation Center15 miFuneral home · Jaffrey · (603) 532-6484
- Atamaniuk Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Brattleboro · (802) 254-8183
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.