About Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery is a cemetery in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The grounds sit at about 1,211 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Mahlon Morris Garland and Henry C. P. Weber. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1191744. The nearest other listed cemetery is Agudath Achim / Sons of Israel Cemetery, about 0.8 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is White Funeral Home in Pittsburgh, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 342 cemeteries we list in Allegheny County, and 192 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Allegheny County dates to 1824. 5 of the 342 listings in Allegheny County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Woodlawn Cemetery
Among them: 1 scientist, 1 US representative.
- Mahlon Morris Garland1856-1920American politician
- Henry C. P. Weber1878-1958American chemist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Woodlawn 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
40.43964, -79.86706
What Woodlawn 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
- Agudath Achim / Sons of Israel CemeteryForest Hills, PAJewish cemetery0.8 mi
- Sons of Israel CemeteryForest Hills, PAJewish cemetery0.8 mi
- Ahavath Achim CemeteryForest Hills, PAJewish cemetery0.8 mi
- Agudath Achim CemeteryForest Hills, PACemetery0.8 mi
- William Penn Gardens of RemembranceChurchill, PACemetery1.0 mi
- Beulah Presbyterian Church CemeteryChurchill, PAChristian cemetery1.1 mi
- Saint Nicholas Cemetery2443 Laketon Road, Pittsburgh, PACemetery1.2 mi
- All Saints Braddock Catholic CemeteryBraddock Hills, PACatholic cemetery1.6 mi
- Monongahela CemeteryBraddock Hills, PACemetery1.8 mi
- Hebron CemeteryChurchill, PAChristian cemetery1.8 mi
Funeral homes near Woodlawn Cemetery
- White Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Pittsburgh · (412) 621-9644
- Samuel J Jones Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Pittsburgh · (412) 247-5090
- White Memorial Chapel0.8 miFuneral chapel · Pittsburgh · (412) 241-7998
- Robert P Karish Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Braddock Hills · (412) 271-3430
- Douglas George W Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Pittsburgh · (412) 371-8800
- Thomas L. Nied Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Pittsburgh · (412) 271-0345
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Woodlawn Cemetery located?
Woodlawn Cemetery is at 1460 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15221 in Allegheny County. GPS coordinates: 40.43964, -79.86706.
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