About Glenwood Cemetery
Glenwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Silver Creek, Chautauqua County, New York. It lies about 1.3 mi north of Silver Creek. The grounds sit at about 725 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Elisha Ward. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 951240. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mount Carmel Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the north. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Hole-Parker Funeral Chapel Inc in Silver Creek, about 1.4 mi away. It is one of 120 cemeteries we list in Chautauqua County, and 31 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Chautauqua County dates to 1827.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Silver Creek. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Glenwood Cemetery
- Elisha Ward1804-1860American politician
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
42.52513, -79.17218
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
- Mount Carmel CemeterySilver Creek, NYCemetery0.1 mi
- Evergreen Lawn CemeterySilver Creek, NYCemetery1.7 mi
- Pioneer CemeterySilver Creek, NYCemetery3.0 mi
- Smiths Mill CemeterySilver Creek, NYCemetery3.4 mi
- Sheridan Pioneer CemeteryDunkirk, NYCemetery4.3 mi
- Forestville CemeterySilver Creek, NYCemetery4.4 mi
- Balltown CemeterySilver Creek, NYCemetery5.5 mi
- Rathburn CemeterySilver Creek, NYCemetery5.5 mi
- West Sheridan CemeteryDunkirk, NYCemetery6.0 mi
- Abbey CemeteryFredonia, NYCemetery6.6 mi
Funeral homes near Glenwood Cemetery
- Hole-Parker Funeral Chapel Inc1.4 miFuneral chapel · Silver Creek · (716) 934-2000
- Riles & Woolley Funeral Home3.9 miFuneral home · Forestville · (716) 965-2941
- Riles & Woolley Monuments3.9 miMonument dealer · Forestville · (716) 300-1005
- Richard Mackowiak Funeral Home7.9 miFuneral home · Dunkirk
- McGraw - Kowal Funeral Home8.8 miFuneral home · Dunkirk · (716) 366-1320
- Fantauzzi Funeral Home9.8 miFuneral home · Fredonia · (716) 679-7300
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