Greenwood Cemetery in Allentown, Pennsylvania
About Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The grounds sit at about 384 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Charles L. Gerlach, Brighton Charles Diefenderfer and Clifford Samuel James Bartholomew. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1176192. The nearest other listed cemetery is Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Muhlenberg Enger Chapel in Allentown, about 0.3 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.
Notable people buried at Greenwood Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative.
- Charles L. Gerlach1895-1947American politician
- Brighton Charles Diefenderfer1902-1982Mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Clifford Samuel James Bartholomew1904-1999Mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania
- James Lycurgus Marsteller1849-1916American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Greenwood 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
40.59898, -75.50268
What Greenwood 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
- Highland Memorial Park CemeteryAllentown, PAMemorial park1.0 mi
- Union - West End Cemetery332 North 10th Street, Allentown, PACemetery1.2 mi
- Linden Street CemeteryAllentown, PACemetery1.3 mi
- First Presbyterian Church Memorial GardenCetronia, PAMemorial park1.5 mi
- Trexler Park CemeteryCetronia, PACemetery1.5 mi
- Grace ECC CemeteryCetronia, PACemetery1.5 mi
- Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Tower CemeteryAllentown, PALutheran cemetery1.5 mi
- Cedar Church CemeteryCetronia, PAChristian cemetery1.6 mi
- Fairview CemeteryAllentown, PACemetery1.7 mi
- Keneseth Israel CemeteryAllentown, PAJewish cemetery1.7 mi
Funeral homes near Greenwood Cemetery
- Muhlenberg Enger Chapel0.3 miFuneral home · Allentown
- Robert C Weir Funeral Home0.4 miFuneral home · Allentown
- Robert C Weir Funeral Home in Allentown,, PA0.4 miFuneral home · Allentown · (610) 433-7936
- Weir Robert C Funeral Home0.5 miFuneral home · Allentown · (484) 214-1737
- Bachman, Kulik & Reinsmith Funeral Homes0.6 miFuneral home · Allentown · (610) 965-2532
- Weber Funeral Homes, P.c.0.6 miFuneral home · Allentown · (610) 434-9349
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Greenwood Cemetery located?
Greenwood Cemetery is at 2010 West Chew Street, Allentown, PA 18104 in Lehigh County. GPS coordinates: 40.59898, -75.50268.
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