Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee

Elmwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. It lies about 2.2 mi northwest of Memphis. The grounds sit at about 302 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 82 notable people buried here, including Jimmie Lunceford, Isham G. Harris and James C. Jones. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1283725. The nearest other listed cemetery is Son of Zion Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Vh Bins & Son Mid-South Funeral Home in Memphis, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 117 cemeteries we list in Shelby County, and 36 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 117 listings in Shelby County have a phone number or website on record.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Memphis. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 20 Civil War veterans, 14 US representatives, 6 US senators, 4 Mexican-American War veterans, 4 writers, 3 business leaders, 2 football players, 2 governors.

• Jimmie Lunceford1902-1947
  American musician
• Isham G. Harris1818-1897
  American politician
• James C. Jones1809-1859
  American politician
• Kenneth McKellar1869-1957
  American politician
• George Gordon1836-1911
  Civil War general
• Stephen Adams1807-1857
  American politician, US Senator
• Jacob Thompson1810-1885
  American politician
• James Ronald Chalmers1831-1898
  American politician
• Andrew Jackson Donelson1799-1871
  American diplomat
• James Patton Anderson1822-1872
  American politician in Mississippi
• Gideon Johnson Pillow1806-1878
  Confederate States Army general
• Lucius M. Walker1829-1863
  Confederate States Army officer

People whose Wikidata entry gives Elmwood 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.

• Son of Zion Cemetery

  Memphis, TN
  Cemetery

  1.2 mi
• Calvary Cemetery

  Memphis, TN
  Christian cemetery

  1.3 mi
• Temple Israel Cemetery

  Memphis, TN
  Jewish cemetery

  1.5 mi
• Forest Hill Cemetery

  Memphis, TN
  Cemetery

  1.7 mi
• Bettis Family Cemetery

  Memphis, TN
  Family cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Baron Hirsch Cemetery

  Memphis, TN
  Cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Winchester Cemetery

  Memphis, TN
  Cemetery

  2.2 mi
• Hollywood Cemetery

  Memphis, TN
  Cemetery

  2.2 mi
• Mount Carmel Cemetery

  Memphis, TN
  Cemetery

  2.4 mi
• Anshei Sphard Cemetery

  Memphis, TN
  Cemetery

  3.4 mi

• Crone Memorials

  Monument dealer · Memphis · (901) 774-5653
  0.2 mi
• Vh Bins & Son Mid-South Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Memphis · (901) 946-2061
  0.8 mi
• Golden Gate Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Memphis · (901) 521-6767
  0.9 mi
• HC Jett and HC Ford and Son Funeral

  Funeral home · Memphis · (901) 278-0642
  1.0 mi
• Superior Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Memphis · (901) 609-7008
  1.1 mi
• Bond Funeral Directors

  Funeral home · Memphis · (901) 779-3515
  1.3 mi

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