About Willow Glen Cemetery
Willow Glen Cemetery is a cemetery near Dryden, Tompkins County, New York. It lies about 2.1 mi east of Dryden. The grounds sit at about 1,191 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including John Vredenburgh Van Pelt, Orrin S. Wood and William R. George. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 971354. The nearest other listed cemetery is Green Hills Cemetery, about 1.6 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Perkins Funeral Home in Dryden, about 1.8 mi away. It is one of 80 cemeteries we list in Tompkins County, and 40 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 80 listings in Tompkins County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Dryden. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Willow Glen Cemetery
Among them: 1 architect, 1 business leader, 1 writer.
- John Vredenburgh Van Pelt1874-1962American architect
- Orrin S. Wood1817-1909Pioneer of the telegraph industry in the United States and Canada
- William R. George1866-1936
- Asa Seward Knapp1872-1948(1872-1948) American author
People whose Wikidata entry gives Willow Glen 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
42.48864, -76.33761
What Willow Glen 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
- Green Hills CemeteryDryden, NYCemetery1.6 mi
- Old Pioneer CemeteryDryden, NYCemetery2.3 mi
- Etna CemeteryNortheast Ithaca, NYCemetery2.4 mi
- Gee Town CemeteryDryden, NYMunicipal cemetery4.4 mi
- Peruville CemeteryGroton, NYCemetery4.6 mi
- Saint Patricks CemeteryDryden, NYCemetery4.7 mi
- Ellis Hollow CemeteryIthaca, NYCemetery5.0 mi
- McLean CemeteryCortland West, NYCemetery5.3 mi
- Carpenter Farm CemeteryDryden, NYCemetery5.4 mi
- Cornell Lane CemeteryDryden, NYCemetery5.7 mi
Funeral homes near Willow Glen Cemetery
- Perkins Funeral Home1.8 miFuneral home · Dryden · (607) 844-8161
- Shurtleff Funeral Home6.9 miFuneral home · Groton · (607) 898-3577
- Zirbel Funeral Home7.1 miFuneral home · Groton · (607) 898-3867
- Advanced Funeral Service Education Programs8.9 miFuneral home · Ithaca · (585) 356-4929
- Herson-Wagner Funeral Home9.0 miFuneral home · Ithaca · (607) 272-2300
- Bangs Funeral Home9.0 miFuneral home · Ithaca · (607) 272-1922
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