About Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery is a cemetery near Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. It lies about 1.1 mi southeast of Canandaigua. The grounds sit at about 735 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 17 notable people buried here, including Crystal Eastman, Elbridge G. Lapham and Francis Granger. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 971673. The nearest other listed cemetery is West Avenue Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Fuller Funeral Home Fl. in Canandaigua, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 115 cemeteries we list in Ontario County, and 59 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Ontario County dates to 1810. 1 of the 115 listings in Ontario County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Canandaigua. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Woodlawn Cemetery
Among them: 3 US representatives, 2 writers, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 governor, 1 journalist, 1 US senator.
- Crystal Eastman1881-1928American lawyer and feminist
- Elbridge G. Lapham1814-1890American politician
- Francis Granger1792-1868American politician
- Gideon Granger1767-1822American Postmaster General
- Myron Holley Clark1806-1892American politician
- John Raines1840-1909American politician
- Clark Williams1870-1946New York State comptroller
- Frederick Ferris Thompson1836-1899American banker
- Stanton Davis Kirkham1868-1944American philosopher
- Edward Francis Winslow1837-1914Union Army general
- Mary Clark Thompson1835-1923American philanthropist
- Caroline Chesebro'1825-1873American author
Show all 17 notable burials
- Jean L. Burnett1871-1907American politician
- Alan Cook1896-1973American film technician
- Annis Bertha Ford Eastman1852-19101852-1910 , Congregational minister
- Alexander S. Bacon1853-1920American military officer
- Jeremiah Van Rensselaer1769-18271769-1827 or 1829
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
- West Avenue CemeteryCanandaigua, NYCemetery0.6 mi
- Pioneer CemeteryCanandaigua, NYCemetery0.7 mi
- Calvary CemeteryCanandaigua, NYCemetery1.0 mi
- Hunn Memorial CemeteryCanandaigua, NYCemetery2.8 mi
- Sand Hill CemeteryCanandaigua, NYCemetery2.8 mi
- Remington CemeteryCanandaigua, NYCemetery3.1 mi
- County Home CemeteryCanandaigua, NYCemetery4.1 mi
- Moore CemeteryCanandaigua, NYCemetery4.1 mi
- Wheeler CemeteryHolcomb, NYCemetery4.3 mi
- Tilton CemeteryHolcomb, NYCemetery4.5 mi
Funeral homes near Woodlawn Cemetery
- Fuller Funeral Home Fl.0.4 miFuneral home · Canandaigua · (585) 394-2220
- Johnson-Kennedy Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Canandaigua · (585) 394-4280
- Sainsbury Funeral Home5.9 miFuneral home · Shortsville · (585) 289-4099
- Johnson-Kennedy Funeral Home6.9 miFuneral home · Bloomfield · (585) 657-7717
- Jarmusz Cotton Funeral Home8.6 miFuneral home · Victor · (585) 924-3310
- Miller Funeral and Cremation Services of Victor9.1 miCremation provider · Victor · (585) 924-5730
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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