About Greenleaf Cemetery
Greenleaf Cemetery is a cemetery near Brownwood, Brown County, Texas. The grounds sit at about 1,391 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 9 notable people buried here, including Robert E. Howard, Walt Williams and William Harding Mayes. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1336971. The nearest other listed cemetery is Connell Cemetery, about 3.5 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Heritage Funeral Home Davis-Morris Chapel in Brownwood, about 1.3 mi away. It is one of 47 cemeteries we list in Brown County, and 16 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Brownwood. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Greenleaf Cemetery
Among them: 3 baseball players, 2 World War II veterans, 1 football player, 1 artist, 1 writer.
- Robert E. Howard1906-1936American author
- Walt Williams1943-2016American baseball player
- William Harding Mayes1861-1939American politician
- Jack Knott1907-1981American baseball player
- Arnold L. Kirkpatrick1886-1953American football coach
- Ewing Y. Freeland1887-1953American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball player and coach
- J. L. Hunter "Red" Rountree1911-2004American bank robber
- Martin L. Sanders1859-1916American photographer
- Noran Kersta1911-2003Television station manager and advertising executive
People whose Wikidata entry gives Greenleaf 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
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What Greenleaf 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
- Connell CemeteryBrownwood, TXCemetery3.5 mi
- Cedar Point CemeteryBrownwood, TXCemetery4.5 mi
- W. F. Brown Family CemeteryEarly, TXFamily cemetery4.5 mi
- Clear Creek CemeteryBangs, TXCemetery5.5 mi
- Staley CemeteryEarly, TXCemetery5.8 mi
- Jordan Springs CemeteryBrownwood, TXCemetery5.9 mi
- Beairds CemeteryEarly, TXCemetery5.9 mi
- Jones Chapel CemeteryEarly, TXChurch cemetery6.6 mi
- Eastlawn CemeteryEarly, TXCemetery6.6 mi
- Rocky Creek CemeteryLake Brownwood, TXCemetery6.9 mi
Funeral homes near Greenleaf Cemetery
- Heritage Funeral Home Davis-Morris Chapel1.3 miFuneral home · Brownwood
- Netherton Funeral Home2.1 miFuneral home · Brownwood · (325) 646-9000
- Brownwood Funeral & Cremation2.8 miCremation provider · Brownwood · (325) 646-5551
- Big Country Crematory2.8 miCremation provider · Brownwood · (888) 551-1195
- Blaylock Funeral Home3.0 miFuneral home · Brownwood · (325) 203-4027
- Heartland Funeral & Cremation Service3.1 miCremation provider · Early · (325) 646-9424
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