About Glenwood Cemetery
Glenwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Geneva, Ontario County, New York. It lies about 1.5 mi north of Geneva. The grounds sit at about 479 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 17 notable people buried here, including Scott LaFaro, Charles J. Folger and Tom Chatterton. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2106182. The nearest other listed cemetery is Washington Street Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is McGuigan & Bero Funeral Home in Geneva, about 1.4 mi away. It is one of 115 cemeteries we list in Ontario County, and 56 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, Geneva. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Glenwood Cemetery
Among them: 3 scientists, 2 US representatives, 2 writers, 1 actor, 1 business leader, 1 World War I veteran.
- Scott LaFaro1936-1961American bassist
- Charles J. Folger1818-1884American politician
- Tom Chatterton1881-1952Actor
- John Nicholas1764-1819American politician
- Bror Eric Dahlgren1877-1961Swedish born American botanist
- Irene Williams Coit1872-1945American writer
- Robert S. Rose1774-1835American politician
- Gerrit L. Dox1784-1847American politician
- Cameron Mann1851-1932Bishop in The Episcopal Church
- Perez H. Field1820-1872American businessman and politician
- Stephen H. Hammond1828-1910American politician
- Catherine Navarre Macomb Cammann1806-1876
Show all 17 notable burials
- Foster Lee Gambrell1900-1967American entomologist
- Gavin Lawson1738-1806Scottish merchant in Colonial Virginia
- Horace Newton Hubbs1893-1982Ph.D. Cornell University 1931
- Lydia Gambrell1904-1992American entomologist
- Samuel W. Braverman1930-2017Botanist
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
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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
- Washington Street CemeteryGeneva, NYCemetery1.1 mi
- Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic CemeteryGeneva, NYCatholic cemetery2.1 mi
- Brookside CemeteryGeneva, NYCemetery2.3 mi
- Willowdale CemeteryGeneva, NYCemetery2.7 mi
- Brown CemeteryGeneva, NYCemetery3.6 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryGeneva, NYCemetery3.6 mi
- Butcher CemeteryGeneva, NYCemetery4.0 mi
- New Number Nine CemeteryGeneva, NYCemetery4.1 mi
- Old Number Nine CemeteryGeneva, NYCemetery4.2 mi
- Dobbin CemeteryGeneva, NYCemetery4.3 mi
Funeral homes near Glenwood Cemetery
- McGuigan & Bero Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Geneva · (315) 789-1313
- Devaney-Bennett Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · Geneva · (315) 789-2224
- Drennen Memorials1.7 miMonument dealer · Geneva · (315) 789-5907
- Palmisano-Mull Funeral Home LLC1.9 miFuneral home · Geneva · (315) 789-6613
- Coe-Genung Funeral Home7.1 miFuneral home · Waterloo · (315) 539-2931
- Doran Funeral Home7.4 miFuneral home · Waterloo · (315) 539-2211
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