About Elmwood Cemetery
Elmwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio. It lies about 1.8 mi north of Lorain. The grounds sit at about 663 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Charles J. Berry and Helen Steiner Rice. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1040169. The nearest other listed cemetery is Calvary Park, about 0.3 mi to the south. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Andras Crematory and Funeral Home Alternatives in Lorain, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 63 cemeteries we list in Lorain County, and 33 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Lorain. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Elmwood Cemetery
Among them: 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 World War II veteran, 1 writer.
- Charles J. Berry1923-1945United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
- Helen Steiner Rice1900-1981American poet
People whose Wikidata entry gives Elmwood 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
41.42699, -82.17429
What Elmwood 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
- Calvary ParkLorain, OHCemetery0.3 mi
- Ridge Hill Memorial ParkLorain, OHMemorial park1.0 mi
- Salem CemeteryLorain, OHCemetery1.5 mi
- Middle Ridge CemeteryAmherst, OHCemetery2.1 mi
- Cleveland Street CemeteryAmherst, OHCemetery3.0 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryElyria, OHCemetery3.2 mi
- Crownhill CemeteryAmherst, OHCemetery3.7 mi
- North Murray Ridge CemeteryElyria, OHCemetery3.9 mi
- Day CemeterySheffield, OHCemetery4.1 mi
- Agudath Achim CemeteryAmherst, OHCemetery4.1 mi
Funeral homes near Elmwood Cemetery
- Andras Crematory and Funeral Home Alternatives0.7 miCremation provider · Lorain · (440) 282-0202
- Gluvna-Shimo-Hromada Funeral1.1 miFuneral home · Lorain · (440) 246-2118
- Carter Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Lorain · (440) 244-5200
- Brown-Robinson Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Lorain · (440) 244-1831
- Dovin Funeral And Cremation Specialists1.4 miCremation provider · Lorain · (440) 245-5118
- Reidy-scanlan-giovannazzo Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Lorain · (440) 244-1961
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