About Glenwood Cemetery
Glenwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Oneonta, Otsego County, New York. It lies about 1.3 mi west of Oneonta. The grounds sit at about 1,280 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Sherman Fairchild, George Winthrop Fairchild and David Wilber. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 951239. The nearest other listed cemetery is Riverside Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Bookhout Funeral Home in Oneonta, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 143 cemeteries we list in Otsego County, and 50 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Oneonta. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Glenwood Cemetery
Among them: 2 business leaders, 2 US representatives, 1 inventor or engineer, 1 World War I veteran, 1 World War II veteran.
- Sherman Fairchild1896-1971American businessman
- George Winthrop Fairchild1854-1924American politician
- David Wilber1820-1890American politician
- Augustus M. Gurney1895-1967U.S. Army Brigadier General
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
42.45850, -75.03973
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
- Riverside CemeteryOneonta, NYCemetery1.0 mi
- Mount Calvary CemeteryOneonta, NYCemetery1.7 mi
- Oneonta Plains CemeteryWest End, NYCemetery3.0 mi
- Strait CemeteryWest End, NYCemetery3.8 mi
- Charlotte Valley CemeteryOneonta, NYCemetery4.1 mi
- Cook CemeteryWest End, NYCemetery4.3 mi
- Cooperstown Junction CemeteryOneonta, NYCemetery4.4 mi
- Babcock CemeteryWest End, NYCemetery4.5 mi
- Ouleout CemeteryOneonta, NYCemetery4.7 mi
- McMinn CemeteryOneonta, NYCemetery4.8 mi
Funeral homes near Glenwood Cemetery
- Bookhout Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Oneonta · (607) 432-8600
- Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Oneonta · (607) 432-6821
- Lewis Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Oneonta · (607) 432-1511
- Sickler Memorials2.3 miMonument dealer · Oneonta
- Kenneth L. Bennett Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Franklin · (607) 829-2272
- Johnston & Stanimer Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Morris · (607) 263-5795
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