Mount Vernon Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mount Vernon Cemetery is a church cemetery near Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. It lies about 3.5 mi south of Philadelphia. The grounds sit at about 128 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 26 notable people buried here, including John Barrymore, Sidney Drew and Maurice Barrymore. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1192970. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mount Peace Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is McIlvaine Funeral Home in Philadelphia, about 0.8 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: 13 actors, 5 writers, 1 architect, 1 scientist.

• John Barrymore1882-1942
  American actor
• Sidney Drew1863-1919
  American comedian and filmmaker
• Maurice Barrymore1849-1905
  British stage actor
• Georgiana Drew1854-1893
  American actress
• Louisa Lane Drew1820-1897
  British actress
• William Houston1746-1788
  American politician
• Frederick Augustus Genth1820-1893
  United States chemist and mineralogist
• John Drew1827-1862
  Irish-American actor and theatre manager
• John Drew Jr.1853-1927
  American actor
• Charles Fechter1824-1879
  French actor
• Jonathan Bayard Smith1742-1812
  American politician
• Harriet Reynolds Krauth Spaeth1845-1925
  Translator of hymns

People whose Wikidata entry gives Mount Vernon 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 Peace Cemetery

  Philadelphia, PA
  Church cemetery

  0.2 mi
• Laurel Hill Cemetery

  Philadelphia, PA
  Cemetery

  0.2 mi
• Church of St. James the Less Cemetery

  Philadelphia, PA
  Episcopal cemetery

  0.3 mi
• Christ Church Hospital Burial Ground

  Bala Cynwyd, PA
  Church cemetery

  2.1 mi
• Fairhill Cemetery

  Philadelphia, PA
  Cemetery

  2.1 mi
• Saint Asaph's Cemetery

  Bala Cynwyd, PA
  Christian cemetery

  2.2 mi
• West Laurel Hill Cemetery

  Bala Cynwyd, PA
  Cemetery

  2.2 mi
• Saint Timothy's Episcopal Church Cemetery

  Bala Cynwyd, PA
  Episcopal cemetery

  2.4 mi
• Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery

  Philadelphia, PA
  Lutheran cemetery

  2.4 mi
• Hood Cemetery

  Philadelphia, PA
  Cemetery

  2.4 mi

• McIlvaine Funeral Home

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

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

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

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

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

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

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