Philadelphia National Cemetery in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia National Cemetery is a national cemetery near Elkins Park, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. It lies about 2.0 mi northeast of Elkins Park. The grounds sit at about 269 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Galusha Pennypacker, Louis Santop and Alphonse Girandy. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1182177. The nearest other listed cemetery is Northwood Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Ervina White Beauford Funeral Service in Philadelphia, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 94 cemeteries we list in Philadelphia County, and 208 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 4 of the 94 listings in Philadelphia County have a phone number or website on record.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Elkins Park. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 2 Medal of Honor recipients, 2 World War I veterans, 1 baseball player, 1 Civil War veteran.

• Galusha Pennypacker1844-1916
  United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
• Louis Santop1890-1942
  American baseball player
• Alphonse Girandy1868-1941
  United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
• John Jacob Oswandel1825-1889
  Soldier and memoirist in the 1848 Mexican War
• Henry Plummer Cheatham, Jr.1892-1940
  American soldier and lawyer
• Thaddeus Hurlbut Capron1840-1890
  American military officer

People whose Wikidata entry gives Philadelphia National 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.

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.

• Northwood Cemetery

  Elkins Park, PA
  Cemetery

  0.6 mi
• Chelten Hills Cemetery

  Wyndmoor, PA
  Cemetery

  0.7 mi
• Korean United Church Cemetery

  Elkins Park, PA
  Christian cemetery

  1.0 mi
• Shoemaker Cemetery

  Elkins Park, PA
  Quaker cemetery

  1.4 mi
• Saint Paul's Episcopal Churchyard

  Elkins Park, PA
  Episcopal cemetery

  1.5 mi
• Germantown Church of the Brethren Cemetery

  Wyndmoor, PA
  Christian cemetery

  1.6 mi
• St. Michael's Evanelical Lutheran Cemetery

  Wyndmoor, PA
  Lutheran cemetery

  1.6 mi
• Upper Burying Ground of Germantown

  Wyndmoor, PA
  Cemetery

  1.7 mi
• Germantown Mennonite Cemetery

  Wyndmoor, PA
  Mennonite and Amish cemetery

  1.7 mi
• Ivy Hill Cemetery

  Wyndmoor, PA
  Cemetery

  1.8 mi

• Ervina White Beauford Funeral Service

  Funeral home · Philadelphia · (215) 927-4546
  0.3 mi
• Williams Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Philadelphia · (215) 224-4359
  0.4 mi
• Walter E Sabbath Jr Funeral Service

  Funeral home · Philadelphia · (855) 443-8221
  0.4 mi
• EWB Funeral Service Philadelphia Office

  Funeral home · Philadelphia · (215) 927-4546
  0.7 mi
• Sheffield Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Philadelphia · (215) 549-8566
  0.8 mi
• Bruce R Hawkins Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Philadelphia · (215) 549-9910
  0.8 mi

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