Greenmount Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Greenmount Cemetery is a cemetery near Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. It lies about 5.0 mi southwest of Philadelphia. The grounds sit at about 72 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Blondie Purcell, Catharine H. Waterman and Charles B. Thompson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1176163. The nearest other listed cemetery is New Cathedral Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Compagnola Funeral Home in Philadelphia, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 94 cemeteries we list in Philadelphia County, and 184 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, Philadelphia. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 3 baseball players, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 writer.

• Blondie Purcell1854-1912
  Major League Baseball player
• Catharine H. Waterman1812-1897
  American poet , hymn writer
• Charles B. Thompson1814-1895
  Founder of the Congregation of Jehovah’s Presbytery of Zion
• Jersey Bakley1864-1915
  American baseball player
• Frank Siffell1861-1909
  German baseball player
• John Shiel1828-1908

People whose Wikidata entry gives Greenmount 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.

• New Cathedral Cemetery

  Philadelphia, PA
  Cemetery

  0.6 mi
• St. James Church Cemetery

  Cheltenham, PA
  Church cemetery

  1.1 mi
• Belvue Cemetery

  Philadelphia, PA
  Cemetery

  1.1 mi
• Oakland Cemetery

  Cheltenham, PA
  Cemetery

  1.3 mi
• Greenwood Cemetery

  Cheltenham, PA
  Cemetery

  1.4 mi
• St Joachim Roman Catholic Church Cemetery

  Philadelphia, PA
  Catholic cemetery

  1.7 mi
• The Presbyterian Church of Frankford Cemetery

  Philadelphia, PA
  Presbyterian cemetery

  1.9 mi
• Rehoboth Methodist Episcopal Church Burial Ground

  Philadelphia, PA
  Methodist cemetery

  1.9 mi
• Fairhill Cemetery

  Philadelphia, PA
  Cemetery

  1.9 mi
• Saint Peters German Redemptionist Fathers Cemetery

  Philadelphia, PA
  Cemetery

  2.3 mi

• Compagnola Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Philadelphia · (215) 324-9002
  0.7 mi
• Rodriguez Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Philadelphia · (215) 457-7411
  0.9 mi
• Len E. Ellis Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Philadelphia · (215) 228-3883
  1.0 mi
• Coleman's Funeral Services

  Funeral home · Philadelphia · (215) 880-4652
  1.0 mi
• Ricks Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc.

  Cremation provider · Philadelphia · (215) 329-5555
  1.0 mi
• Rodriguez Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Philadelphia · (215) 537-8686
  1.1 mi

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