About Lakeview Cemetery
Lakeview Cemetery is a cemetery near Galveston, Galveston County, Texas. It lies about 2.6 mi northeast of Galveston. The grounds sit at about 7 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 9 notable people buried here, including Anson Jones, David G. Burnet and Walter Gresham. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1385059. The nearest other listed cemetery is Memorial Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the southwest. The nearest mortuary we know of is Fields-Johnson Family Mortuary in Galveston, about 1.6 mi away. It is one of 48 cemeteries we list in Galveston County, and 23 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Galveston County dates to 1937. 1 of the 48 listings in Galveston County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Galveston. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Lakeview Cemetery
Among them: 3 writers, 2 US representatives, 1 actor, 1 business leader, 1 musician, 1 physician.
- Anson Jones1798-1858Texan politician
- David G. Burnet1788-1870Early politician within the Republic of Texas
- Walter Gresham1841-1920American lawyer and politician
- Robert B. Hawley1849-1921American politician
- Maud Cuney Hare1874-1936American musician, author
- Sidney Sherman1805-1873Texan general and key leader in the Texas Army during the Texas Revolution
- Frank J. Webb1828-1894African-American novelist, poet and essayist
- Charles Francis Coghlan1842-1899Anglo-Irish actor and playwright
- William Henderson Caskie1834-1900Confederate officer and Texas cartoonist 1834-1900
People whose Wikidata entry gives Lakeview 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 Lakeview 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
- Memorial CemeteryGalveston, TXCemetery0.1 mi
- Municipal CemeteryGalveston, TXMunicipal cemetery0.1 mi
- Serbian Orthodox CemeteryGalveston, TXJewish cemetery0.2 mi
- Saints Constantine and Helen Serbian Orthodox CemeteryGalveston, TXOrthodox cemetery0.2 mi
- Beth Jacob CemeteryGalveston, TXJewish cemetery0.2 mi
- B'Nai Israel CemeteryGalveston, TXJewish cemetery0.2 mi
- Greek CemeteryGalveston, TXCemetery0.3 mi
- Greek Orthodox CemeteryGalveston, TXOrthodox cemetery0.3 mi
- Calvary Catholic CemeteryGalveston, TXCatholic cemetery0.3 mi
- Calvary Cemetery2506 65th Street, Galveston, TXCatholic cemetery0.4 mi
Funeral homes near Lakeview Cemetery
- Fields-Johnson Family Mortuary1.6 miMortuary · Galveston · (409) 762-8470
- Ott Monument Works1.8 miMonument dealer · Galveston · (409) 763-8518
- Malloy Funerals & Cremations2.3 miFuneral home · Galveston · (409) 763-2475
- Wynn Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · Galveston · (409) 621-1677
- Carnes Brothers Funeral Home2.7 miFuneral home · Galveston · (409) 765-8080
- J Levy & Termini Funeral Home2.9 miFuneral home · Galveston · (409) 763-4621
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