About Northwood Cemetery
Northwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio. It lies about 0.8 mi south of Cambridge. The grounds sit at about 906 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including C. Ellis Moore, John Earl Henderson and James Joyce. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1043995. The nearest other listed cemetery is Founders Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Bonnell Cremations Funerals Receptions in Cambridge, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 90 cemeteries we list in Guernsey County, and 53 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Cambridge. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Northwood Cemetery
Among them: 3 US representatives, 1 football player, 1 World War II veteran, 1 writer.
- C. Ellis Moore1884-1941American politician, Ohio
- John Earl Henderson1917-1994American politician
- James Joyce1870-1931American politician from Ohio
- Forest Firestone1876-1940American football player and coach
- Howard E. Fought1907-1955American politician
- Thomas Stewart Denison1848-1911American writer and educator
People whose Wikidata entry gives Northwood 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
40.04312, -81.58734
What Northwood 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
- Founders CemeteryCambridge, OHCemetery1.3 mi
- Old City CemeteryCambridge, OHMunicipal cemetery1.5 mi
- Guernsey County Memory GardensCambridge, OHCemetery2.3 mi
- Ford CemeteryCambridge, OHCemetery2.7 mi
- Mount Calvary CemeteryCambridge, OHCemetery3.0 mi
- Center Baptist CemeteryCambridge, OHBaptist cemetery3.1 mi
- Sarchet Run CemeteryCambridge, OHCemetery3.4 mi
- Sigman CemeteryByesville, OHCemetery4.0 mi
- Beech Grove Chapel CemeteryByesville, OHChurch cemetery4.3 mi
- Battle Ridge CemeteryByesville, OHCemetery4.3 mi
Funeral homes near Northwood Cemetery
- Bonnell Cremations Funerals Receptions1.0 miFuneral home · Cambridge · (740) 435-3535
- Bundy-Law Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Cambridge · (740) 432-5705
- Thorn-Black Funeral Homes1.3 miFuneral home · Cambridge · (740) 439-1365
- Black-Epperson Funeral Home5.7 miFuneral home · Byesville · (740) 685-2525
- Farus Funeral Home8.6 miFuneral home · New Concord · (740) 826-4318
- Black-Epperson Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Senecaville · (740) 685-2525
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