Union - West End Cemetery in Allentown, Pennsylvania
About Union - West End Cemetery
Union - West End Cemetery is a cemetery in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The grounds sit at about 374 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 9 notable people buried here, including Henry Wilson, Joseph Fry, Jr. and William Henry Sowden. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1191013. The nearest other listed cemetery is Linden Street Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Nicos C. Elias Funeral Home, Inc. in Allentown, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 126 cemeteries we list in Lehigh County, and 134 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 Union - West End Cemetery
Among them: 3 US representatives, 2 Civil War veterans.
- Henry Wilson1778-1826American politician
- Joseph Fry, Jr.1781-1860American politician
- William Henry Sowden1840-1907Union Army soldier, lawyer, politician
- George Taylor Ettinger1860-1949American author
- Edward Blumer Young1836-1878Mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Edward Schantz Shimer1832-1902Mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Herman Schuon1835-1912Mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Samuel Milton McHose1816-1893Mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Werner Knauss Rhue1843-1904Mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania
People whose Wikidata entry gives Union - West End 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
40.60519, -75.48217
What Union - West End 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
- Linden Street CemeteryAllentown, PACemetery0.3 mi
- Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Tower CemeteryAllentown, PALutheran cemetery0.6 mi
- Highland Memorial Park CemeteryAllentown, PAMemorial park0.8 mi
- Fairview CemeteryAllentown, PACemetery1.1 mi
- Greenwood Cemetery2010 West Chew Street, Allentown, PACemetery1.2 mi
- Immaculate Conception CemeteryAllentown, PAChristian cemetery1.3 mi
- Saint John the Baptist Slovak Catholic CemeteryAllentown, PACatholic cemetery1.4 mi
- Garden of Peace CemeteryFullerton, PAChristian cemetery1.5 mi
- Sacred Heart CemeteryFullerton, PACatholic cemetery1.6 mi
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel CemeteryFullerton, PAChristian cemetery1.6 mi
Funeral homes near Union - West End Cemetery
- Nicos C. Elias Funeral Home, Inc.0.4 miFuneral home · Allentown · (610) 433-2200
- Judd-Beville Funeral Home0.5 miFuneral home · Allentown · (610) 434-5555
- J.S. Burkholder Funeral Home, Inc0.7 miFuneral home · Allentown · (610) 433-5161
- Weber Funeral Homes, P.c.0.7 miFuneral home · Allentown · (610) 434-9349
- Bachman, Kulik & Reinsmith Funeral Homes0.8 miFuneral home · Allentown · (610) 965-2532
- Robert C Weir Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Allentown
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Union - West End Cemetery located?
Union - West End Cemetery is at 332 North 10th Street, Allentown, PA 18102 in Lehigh County. GPS coordinates: 40.60519, -75.48217.
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