About Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery is a christian cemetery near Elmira, Chemung County, New York. It lies about 1.6 mi southeast of Elmira. The grounds sit at about 945 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 38 notable people buried here, including Mark Twain, Hal Roach and Ossip Gabrilowitsch. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 971667. The nearest other listed cemetery is Woodlawn National Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is James D Barrett Funeral Home in Elmira, about 1.3 mi away. It is one of 61 cemeteries we list in Chemung County, and 41 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 61 listings in Chemung County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Elmira. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Woodlawn Cemetery
Among them: 8 US representatives, 6 writers, 4 musicians, 2 governors, 1 actor, 1 artist, 1 business leader, 1 Civil War veteran.
- Mark Twain1835-1910American author and humorist
- Hal Roach1892-1992American filmmaker
- Ossip Gabrilowitsch1878-1936Russian-American pianist and conductor
- Clara Clemens1874-1962American opera singer; daughter of Mark Twain
- Alexander Randall1819-1872American politician
- Lucius Robinson1810-1891American politician
- Olivia Langdon Clemens1845-1904Wife of Mark Twain
- Lewis Henry1885-1941American politician
- Rachel Brooks Gleason1820-1905American physician
- Alexander S. Diven1809-1896American politician
- Jean Clemens1880-1909Youngest daughter of Mark Twain
- Frances Boardman Squire Potter1867-1914American academic and activist
Show all 38 notable burials
- Frederick Collin1850-1939American judge
- Harriet Maxwell Converse1836-1903American author and philanthropist
- Hiram Gray1801-1890American politician
- Horace B. Smith1826-1888American politician
- Jacob Sloat Fassett1853-1924American politician
- John Arnot, Jr.1831-1886American politician
- Edward Eugene Loomis1864-1937American businessman
- Esther Baker Steele1835-1911American educator, author, philanthropist
- Frank LaMar Christian1876-1955American prison warden
- Hosea H. Rockwell1840-1918American politician
- John B. Stanchfield1855-1921American politician
- Samuel Partridge1790-1883American politician
- Jennie Louise Crocker Fassett1860-1939American heiress
- Simeon Benjamin1792-1868American businessman and philanthropist
- Zebulon Reed Brockway1827-1920American penologist
- Charles Henry Davis1855-1929American photographer
- Frank B. Converse1837-1903American composer, banjoist, and teacher
- Guy Maxwell1770-1814Irish-American pioneer
- Jacques Alexandria Samossoud1894-1966Russian composer and conductor
- John W. Jones1817-1900American slave
- American football coach
- Tracy Beadle1808-1877American politician
- Isaac Jones1872-1895Circus performer and champion one-legged dancer
- John Arnot1793-1873Wealthy banker
- Newton Pomeroy Fassett1822-1894American lawyer
- Seymour Dexter1841-1904American banker and jurist
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.
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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
- Woodlawn National Cemetery1825 Davis Street, Elmira, NYNational cemetery0.2 mi
- Second Street CemeteryElmira, NYCemetery1.4 mi
- Saints Peter and Paul CemeteryElmira, NYCatholic cemetery2.4 mi
- Fulton Street CemeteryElmira, NYCemetery2.4 mi
- Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox CemeteryElmira Heights, NYOrthodox cemetery2.5 mi
- Saint Nicholas CemeteryElmira Heights, NYCemetery2.5 mi
- Mills CemeteryBig Flats Airport, NYCemetery3.4 mi
- Maple Grove CemeteryHorseheads, NYCemetery4.0 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryHorseheads, NYCemetery4.3 mi
- Forest Lawn Memorial ParkElmira, NYMemorial park5.2 mi
Funeral homes near Woodlawn Cemetery
- James D Barrett Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Elmira · (607) 733-4629
- Walter J Kent Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Elmira · (607) 734-5368
- Mc Inerny Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · Elmira · (607) 733-6271
- Kalec Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · Elmira · (607) 734-6196
- Caywood's Funeral Home & Gardens3.3 miFuneral home · Elmira · (607) 732-7081
- Olthof Funeral Home3.3 miFuneral home · Elmira · (607) 733-7566
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Is Woodlawn Cemetery a Christian cemetery?
Our records list a Christian affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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