About Grandview Cemetery
Grandview Cemetery is a cemetery near Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It lies about 1.9 mi east of Allentown. The grounds sit at about 420 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 7 notable people buried here, including Sarah Knauss, Oliver W. Frey and Frank Raymond Fischl Jr.. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1175945. The nearest other listed cemetery is Keneseth Israel Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Trexler Funeral Home, Inc. in Allentown, about 1.4 mi away. It is one of 126 cemeteries we list in Lehigh County, and 137 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 4 of the 126 listings in Lehigh County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Allentown. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Grandview Cemetery
Among them: 2 World War I veterans, 1 football player, 1 Korean War veteran, 1 scientist, 1 US representative, 1 Vietnam War veteran, 1 World War II veteran, 1 writer.
- Sarah Knauss1880-1999American supercentenarian
- Oliver W. Frey1887-1939American congressman for Pennsylvania
- Frank Raymond Fischl Jr.1926-2016American U.S. Air Force colonel and politician
- Donald Victor Hock1910-1986Mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Fred Lewis Shankweiler Sr.1895-1961American author
- Raymond Bryan Bracy1901-1983Mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Truman L. Koehler1902-1989Academic, mathematician, college faculty, professor of mathematics
People whose Wikidata entry gives Grandview 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
40.61749, -75.52489
What Grandview 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
- Keneseth Israel CemeteryAllentown, PAJewish cemetery0.2 mi
- First Presbyterian Church Memorial GardenCetronia, PAMemorial park1.4 mi
- Highland Memorial Park CemeteryAllentown, PAMemorial park1.7 mi
- Greenwood Cemetery2010 West Chew Street, Allentown, PACemetery1.7 mi
- Trexler Park CemeteryCetronia, PACemetery1.9 mi
- Grace ECC CemeteryCetronia, PACemetery1.9 mi
- Cedar Church CemeteryCetronia, PAChristian cemetery2.1 mi
- Jordan United Church of Christ CemeteryAllentown, PAChristian cemetery2.2 mi
- Beth - El Memorial Park3921 Mechanicsville Road, Whitehall, PAMemorial park2.3 mi
- Union - West End Cemetery332 North 10th Street, Allentown, PACemetery2.4 mi
Funeral homes near Grandview Cemetery
- Trexler Funeral Home, Inc.1.4 miFuneral home · Allentown · (610) 434-9616
- Muhlenberg Enger Chapel1.6 miFuneral home · Allentown
- Robert C Weir Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Allentown
- Robert C Weir Funeral Home in Allentown,, PA2.0 miFuneral home · Allentown · (610) 433-7936
- Weir Robert C Funeral Home2.2 miFuneral home · Allentown · (484) 214-1737
- Bachman, Kulik & Reinsmith Funeral Homes2.2 miFuneral home · Allentown · (610) 965-2532
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
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