About Glenwood Cemetery
Glenwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee. It lies about 2.4 mi north of Bristol. The grounds sit at about 1,634 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 7 notable people buried here, including Jim Crockett, John Isaac Cox and Bob Hogsett. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1328276. The nearest other listed cemetery is Shelby Hills Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Weaver Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Bristol, about 2.2 mi away. It is one of 262 cemeteries we list in Sullivan County, and 172 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Bristol. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Glenwood Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player, 1 basketball player, 1 business leader, 1 governor, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 World War I veteran.
- Jim Crockett1944-2021American wrestling promoter
- John Isaac Cox1855-1946American politician
- Bob Hogsett1941-1984Professional basketball player
- Calvin John Ward1899-1967United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- George Edmundson Pyle1885-1949American college football coach, college athletic director
- Casto Ramsey1920-2008American football coach
- Robert P. Carroll1886-1954American educator and political candidate
People whose Wikidata entry gives Glenwood 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
36.56124, -82.20033
What Glenwood 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
- Shelby Hills CemeteryBristol, TNCemetery0.2 mi
- Citizens CemeteryBristol, TNCemetery1.1 mi
- Ordway CemeteryWalnut Hill, TNCemetery1.5 mi
- Beeler CemeteryBristol, TNCemetery1.8 mi
- Eastern Heights Presbyterian Church CemeteryBristol, TNPresbyterian cemetery2.3 mi
- Harr CemeteryWalnut Hill, TNCemetery2.4 mi
- Weaver CemeteryBristol, TNCemetery2.6 mi
- B'nai Sholom CemeteryBristol, VAJewish cemetery2.7 mi
- East Hill CemeteryBristol, TNCemetery2.8 mi
- East Hill CemeteryBristol, VACemetery2.8 mi
Funeral homes near Glenwood Cemetery
- Lifetime Monuments2.2 miMonument dealer · Bristol · (423) 268-1954
- Weaver Funeral Home & Cremation Services2.2 miFuneral home · Bristol · (423) 968-2111
- Akard Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · Bristol · (423) 989-4800
- R A Clark Funeral Services2.5 miFuneral home · Bristol · (423) 764-8584
- Oakley-Cook Funeral Home2.5 miFuneral home · Bristol · (423) 764-7124
- Blevins Funeral & Cremation Services2.9 miCremation provider · Bristol · (276) 669-6141
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