About Municipal Cemetery
Municipal Cemetery is a municipal cemetery near Galveston, Galveston County, Texas. It lies about 2.7 mi northeast of Galveston. The grounds sit at about 7 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Lucius Harper. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1385089. The nearest mortuary we know of is Fields-Johnson Family Mortuary in Galveston, about 1.7 mi away. It is one of 48 cemeteries we list in Galveston County, and 24 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 Municipal Cemetery
Among them: 1 artist.
- Lucius Harper1867-1920African, American photographer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Municipal 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
29.27203, -94.82729
What Municipal 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.
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Funeral homes near Municipal Cemetery
- Fields-Johnson Family Mortuary1.7 miMortuary · Galveston · (409) 762-8470
- Ott Monument Works1.9 miMonument dealer · Galveston · (409) 763-8518
- Malloy Funerals & Cremations2.4 miFuneral home · Galveston · (409) 763-2475
- Wynn Funeral Home2.5 miFuneral home · Galveston · (409) 621-1677
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- J Levy & Termini Funeral Home3.0 miFuneral home · Galveston · (409) 763-4621
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