Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Laurel Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. It lies about 3.6 mi south of Philadelphia. The grounds sit at about 56 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 518 notable people buried here, including George Meade, Robert Cornelius and Sarah Josepha Hale. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1192743. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mount Vernon Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is McIlvaine Funeral Home in Philadelphia, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 94 cemeteries we list in Philadelphia County, and 194 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: 50 writers, 35 Civil War veterans, 32 business leaders, 31 artists, 30 US representatives, 26 scientists, 25 physicians, 20 inventors and engineers.

• George Meade1815-1872
  United States Army general and civil engineer
• Robert Cornelius1809-1893
  American photographer and lamp manufacturer
• Sarah Josepha Hale1788-1879
  American writer and editor
• David Rittenhouse1732-1796
  American astronomer (*1732, †1796)
• Mary Engle Pennington1872-1952
  American bacteriological chemist and refrigeration engineer
• Richard Rush1780-1859
  Former United States Attorney General and United States Secretary of the Treasury
• Thomas McKean1734-1817
  American Founding Father and politician
• Owen Wister1860-1938
  American writer
• Titian Peale1799-1885
  American ornithologist, entomologist, photographer, artist and explorer
• Florence Kelley1859-1932
  American activist
• John Cassin1813-1869
  U.S. ornithologist
• Samuel George Morton1799-1851
  American physician and naturalist

People whose Wikidata entry gives Laurel Hill 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.

• Mount Vernon Cemetery

  Philadelphia, PA
  Church cemetery

  0.2 mi
• Mount Peace Cemetery

  Philadelphia, PA
  Church cemetery

  0.4 mi
• Church of St. James the Less Cemetery

  Philadelphia, PA
  Episcopal cemetery

  0.4 mi
• Christ Church Hospital Burial Ground

  Bala Cynwyd, PA
  Church cemetery

  1.9 mi
• Saint Asaph's Cemetery

  Bala Cynwyd, PA
  Christian cemetery

  2.0 mi
• West Laurel Hill Cemetery

  Bala Cynwyd, PA
  Cemetery

  2.0 mi
• Saint Timothy's Episcopal Church Cemetery

  Bala Cynwyd, PA
  Episcopal cemetery

  2.2 mi
• Fairhill Cemetery

  Philadelphia, PA
  Cemetery

  2.3 mi
• Saint John the Baptist Church Cemetery

  Bala Cynwyd, PA
  Catholic cemetery

  2.3 mi
• Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery

  Philadelphia, PA
  Lutheran cemetery

  2.4 mi

• McIlvaine Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Philadelphia · (215) 844-0211
  0.7 mi
• Dupree Funeral Home Inc

  Funeral home · Philadelphia · (215) 763-5126
  1.0 mi
• Turay Memorial Chapel

  Funeral chapel · Philadelphia · (215) 225-1100
  1.2 mi
• Fountain Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Philadelphia · (215) 223-9999
  1.2 mi
• Jason Lloyd Funeral Home Inc 1

  Funeral home · Philadelphia · (215) 278-2776
  1.4 mi
• Pennick Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Philadelphia · (215) 763-8919
  1.5 mi

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