Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse, New York

Oakwood Cemetery is a cemetery in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York. The grounds sit at about 548 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 164 notable people buried here, including Carlyle Blackwell, Edwin Vose Sumner and Harold MacGrath. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 959194. The nearest other listed cemetery is Morningside Cemetery (historical), about 0.3 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Garland Brothers Funeral Home in Syracuse, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 160 cemeteries we list in Onondaga County, and 66 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Onondaga County dates to 1864. 9 of the 160 listings in Onondaga County have a phone number or website on record.

Among them: 16 US representatives, 16 writers, 9 scientists, 6 artists, 6 business leaders, 5 architects, 4 football players, 4 Civil War veterans.

• Carlyle Blackwell1884-1955
  American silent film actor, director, and producer
• Edwin Vose Sumner1797-1863
  U.S. Union Army general
• Harold MacGrath1871-1932
  American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter
• Frank Hiscock1834-1914
  American politician
• Joseph Lyman Silsbee1848-1913
  American architect
• Henry Ward Ranger1858-1916
  American artist
• Clay Stone Briggs1876-1933
  American politician
• Horace White1865-1943
  American politician
• Maltbie Davenport Babcock1858-1901
  American clergyman and writer
• Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage1828-1918
  American philanthropist
• Amos P. Granger1789-1866
  American politician
• Anna Manning Comfort1845-1931
  American doctor of medicine

People whose Wikidata entry gives Oakwood 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.

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.

• Morningside Cemetery (historical)

  Syracuse, NY
  Cemetery

  0.3 mi
• Mount Sinai Cemetery

  Syracuse, NY
  Cemetery

  0.4 mi
• Temple Adath Yeshurun Cemetery

  924 Jamesville Avenue, Syracuse, NY
  Jewish cemetery

  1.0 mi
• Workmen's Circle Cemetery

  1415 Jamesville Avenue, Syracuse, NY
  Jewish cemetery

  1.6 mi
• Anshe Sfard Cemetery

  1421 Jamesville Avenue, Syracuse, NY
  Jewish cemetery

  1.6 mi
• Saint Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery

  1410 Jamesville Avenue, Syracuse, NY
  Catholic cemetery

  1.6 mi
• Ahavath Achim Cemetery

  1487 Jamesville Avenue, Syracuse, NY
  Jewish cemetery

  1.6 mi
• Chevra Shas Cemetery

  1587 Jamesville Avenue, Syracuse, NY
  Jewish cemetery

  1.7 mi
• Rose Hill Cemetery

  Syracuse, NY
  Cemetery

  1.9 mi
• Saint Agnes Cemetery

  Syracuse, NY
  Cemetery

  1.9 mi

• Garland Brothers Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Syracuse · (315) 475-0285
  0.8 mi
• Greenleaf Funeral Home Inc

  Funeral home · Syracuse · (315) 475-1673
  1.3 mi
• Gethers Funeral Services

  Funeral home · Syracuse · (315) 476-0157
  1.4 mi
• Birnbaum Funeral Services Inc

  Funeral home · Syracuse · (315) 472-5291
  1.5 mi
• A. DeWitt Memorial Funeral Home

  Cremation provider · Syracuse · (315) 446-7570
  2.0 mi
• Ballweg & Lunsford Funeral Homes

  Funeral home · Syracuse · (315) 492-3504
  2.0 mi

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