Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York

Woodlawn Cemetery is a cemetery near The Bronx, Bronx County, New York. It lies about 2.8 mi south of The Bronx. The grounds sit at about 161 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 1,474 notable people buried here, including Herman Melville, Miles Davis and Duke Ellington. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 971674. The nearest other listed cemetery is Enslaved African and Kingsbridge Burial Grounds, about 1.0 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Granby's Funeral Service in Bronx, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 12 cemeteries we list in Bronx County, and 67 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 3 of the 12 listings in Bronx County have a phone number or website on record.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, The Bronx. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 145 actors, 130 business leaders, 125 writers, 89 musicians, 68 artists, 45 US representatives, 38 journalists, 34 inventors and engineers.

• Herman Melville1819-1891
  American writer and poet
• Miles Davis1926-1991
  American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer
• Duke Ellington1899-1974
  American jazz pianist and composer
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton1815-1902
  American writer, suffragist and Women's Rights activist
• Joseph Pulitzer1847-1911
  Hungarian-American newspaper publisher and politician
• Dorothy Parker1893-1967
  American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist
• Irving Berlin1888-1989
  American composer and lyricist
• Nellie Bly1864-1922
  American journalist
• Ralph Bunche1904-1971
  Diplomat, educator, civil rights activist and the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner
• Celia Cruz1925-2003
  Cuban singer
• Cicely Tyson1924-2021
  American actress
• Ornette Coleman1930-2015
  American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer

People whose Wikidata entry gives Woodlawn 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.

• Enslaved African and Kingsbridge Burial Grounds

  Yonkers, NY
  Cemetery

  1.0 mi
• Van Cortlandt Family Vault

  Yonkers, NY
  Cemetery

  1.1 mi
• Jesuit Cemetery, Fordham University

  The Bronx, NY
  Catholic cemetery

  1.9 mi
• Saint Pauls Protestant Episcopal Cemetery

  Pelham Manor, NY
  Episcopal cemetery

  2.5 mi
• Sherwood Park Cemetery

  Mount Vernon, NY
  Cemetery

  2.6 mi
• Old West Farms Soldiers Cemetery

  The Bronx, NY
  Christian cemetery

  3.2 mi
• Oakland Cemetery

  2 Saw Mill River Road, Yonkers, NY
  Cemetery

  3.5 mi
• Saint Johns Cemetery

  Yonkers, NY
  Cemetery

  3.6 mi
• Bronxville Cemetery

  Bronxville, NY
  Cemetery

  3.8 mi
• Saint Peter's Cemetery

  The Bronx, NY
  Cemetery

  3.9 mi

• Granby's Funeral Service

  Funeral home · Bronx · (718) 519-6047
  0.7 mi
• Thomas Family Funeral Home Inc

  Funeral home · Bronx · (718) 231-0111
  0.9 mi
• Avalon Cremation And Funeral Services

  Cremation provider · Bronx · (718) 881-8432
  0.9 mi
• Ross-roden Funeral Services, Llc

  Funeral home · Bronx · (718) 547-0640
  0.9 mi
• B & D Family Funeral Services

  Funeral home · Bronx · (718) 231-5419
  0.9 mi
• Legacy Funeral Service

  Funeral home · Bronx · (833) 295-3257
  0.9 mi

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