About Old City Cemetery
Old City Cemetery is a municipal cemetery near Galveston, Galveston County, Texas. It lies about 1.0 mi northeast of Galveston. The grounds sit at about 7 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Sara Haden, Charlotte Walker and Wilbur Cherry. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2793834. The nearest mortuary we know of is Fields-Johnson Family Mortuary in Galveston, about 0.4 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 Old City Cemetery
Among them: 2 actors.
- Sara Haden1898-1981American actress
- Charlotte Walker1876-1958American actress
- Wilbur Cherry1820-1873American soldier, printer, and publisher
People whose Wikidata entry gives Old City 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
29.29420, -94.81198
What Old City 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
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- Oleander Cemetery (Old Potter's Field)Galveston, TXCemetery0.1 mi
- Old Catholic CemeteryGalveston, TXCatholic cemetery0.1 mi
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- Evergreen CemeteryGalveston, TXCemetery0.1 mi
- Hebrew Benevolent CemeteryGalveston, TXJewish cemetery0.2 mi
- Ursuline CemeteryGalveston, TXCemetery1.1 mi
Funeral homes near Old City Cemetery
- Ott Monument Works0.1 miMonument dealer · Galveston · (409) 763-8518
- Fields-Johnson Family Mortuary0.4 miMortuary · Galveston · (409) 762-8470
- Wynn Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Galveston · (409) 621-1677
- Malloy Funerals & Cremations0.7 miFuneral home · Galveston · (409) 763-2475
- Carnes Brothers Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Galveston · (409) 765-8080
- J Levy & Termini Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Galveston · (409) 763-4621
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