About East Akron Cemetery
East Akron Cemetery is a cemetery near Akron, Summit County, Ohio. It lies about 2.2 mi northwest of Akron. The grounds sit at about 1,043 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Evan Williams and Otto Wagonhurst. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1039961. The nearest other listed cemetery is Middlesbury Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Adams Mason Funeral Home in Akron, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 78 cemeteries we list in Summit County, and 67 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 78 listings in Summit County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Akron. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at East Akron Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player.
- Evan Williams1867-1918American operatic tenor
- Otto Wagonhurst1871-1932American football player and coach
People whose Wikidata entry gives East Akron 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
41.06810, -81.48039
What East Akron 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
- Middlesbury CemeteryAkron, OHCemetery0.4 mi
- Spicer Cemetery (historical)Akron, OHCemetery1.7 mi
- Bettes Corners CemeteryAkron, OHCemetery2.4 mi
- Mount Hope Cemetery1368 Sweitzer Avenue, Akron, OHCemetery2.7 mi
- Glendale Cemetery150 Glendale Avenue, Akron, OHCemetery2.7 mi
- Tallmadge Memorial Park (historical)Tallmadge, OHMemorial park2.8 mi
- Ellet CemeterySawyerwood, OHCemetery2.8 mi
- Springfield Presbyterian CemeterySawyerwood, OHPresbyterian cemetery2.8 mi
- New Tallmadge CemeteryTallmadge, OHCemetery2.9 mi
- St. Bernard's Catholic CemeteryAkron, OHCatholic cemetery2.9 mi
Funeral homes near East Akron Cemetery
- Adams Mason Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Akron · (330) 535-9186
- Hardin Family Funeral Home Services0.9 miFuneral home · Akron · (330) 773-9210
- Eckard Baldwin Funeral Home & Chapel0.9 miFuneral home · Akron · (330) 535-7141
- Hummel Funeral Home & Crematories1.3 miCremation provider · Akron · (330) 253-6126
- Wilkinson Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Akron · (234) 334-1011
- Dunn-Quigley Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Akron · (330) 253-8121
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