About Glenwood Cemetery
Glenwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Homer, Cortland County, New York. It lies about 0.8 mi northeast of Homer. The grounds sit at about 1,161 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Francis Bicknell Carpenter, Edward C. Reed and Florence Carpenter Ives. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 951241. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Marys Cemetery, about 1.8 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Donald L. Barber Funeral Home in Homer, about 1.4 mi away. It is one of 55 cemeteries we list in Cortland County, and 34 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 55 listings in Cortland County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Homer. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Glenwood Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 1 artist, 1 journalist, 1 writer.
- Francis Bicknell Carpenter1830-1900American artist
- Edward C. Reed1793-1883American politician
- Florence Carpenter Ives1854-1900American journalist
- Lewis Riggs1789-1870American politician
- Willoughby Babcock1832-1864American military officer
- Prudence Wolcott1788-1869
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
42.63279, -76.19253
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
- Saint Marys CemeteryCortland, NYCemetery1.8 mi
- Cortland Rural Cemetery110 Tompkins Street, Cortland, NYCemetery2.6 mi
- Atwater CemeteryHomer, NYCemetery3.0 mi
- West Hill CemeteryHomer, NYCemetery3.2 mi
- Hinman CemeteryCortland West, NYCemetery4.3 mi
- Sessions Hill Neighborhood CemeteryHomer, NYCemetery4.5 mi
- South Cortland CemeteryMunsons Corners, NYCemetery4.6 mi
- East Homer CemeteryHomer, NYCemetery5.1 mi
- Eaton CemeteryHomer, NYCemetery5.3 mi
- Old Blodgett CemeteryMcGraw, NYCemetery5.5 mi
Funeral homes near Glenwood Cemetery
- Donald L. Barber Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Homer · (607) 749-2134
- Riccardi Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Cortland · (607) 753-1053
- Wright-Beard Funeral Home Inc.2.2 miFuneral home · Cortland · (607) 756-2885
- St. John Memorials3.7 miMonument dealer · Cortland · (315) 364-8266
- Barth Funeral Home5.8 miFuneral home · Mc Graw · (607) 836-6400
- Zirbel Funeral Home9.2 miFuneral home · Groton · (607) 898-3867
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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