Glenwood Cemetery in Houston, Texas

Glenwood Cemetery is a church cemetery in Houston, Harris County, Texas. It was established in 1871. The grounds sit at about 39 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 100 notable people buried here, including Howard Hughes, Gene Tierney and Oveta Culp Hobby. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1373856. The nearest other listed cemetery is Washington Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is LHT Funeral Services in Houston, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 166 cemeteries we list in Harris County, and 40 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. It is the oldest recorded cemetery in Harris County. 7 of the 166 listings in Harris County have a phone number or website on record.

Among them: 12 business leaders, 6 Civil War veterans, 4 governors, 4 journalists, 4 writers, 3 US representatives, 2 actors, 2 artists.

• Howard Hughes1905-1976
  American aviator, engineer, industrialist, and film producer
• Gene Tierney1920-1991
  American actress
• Oveta Culp Hobby1905-1995
  US Army officer and government official
• Edward Mandell House1858-1938
  American diplomat with important role in WW I peace negotiations
• Denton Cooley1920-2016
  American heart surgeon
• Anson Jones1798-1858
  Texan politician
• James W. Henderson1817-1880
  American politician
• Ross S. Sterling1875-1949
  American politician
• William Pettus Hobby, Sr.1878-1964
  American politician; Governor of Texas, 1917-1921
• Howard R. Hughes Sr.1869-1924
  American businessman
• Rienzi Melville Johnston1849-1926
  American politician
• William L. Clayton1880-1966
  American businessperson

People whose Wikidata entry gives Glenwood 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.

• Washington Cemetery

  Houston, TX
  Cemetery

  0.2 mi
• Trinity Lutheran Cemetery

  Houston, TX
  Lutheran cemetery

  0.2 mi
• Magnolia Cemetery

  Houston, TX
  Cemetery

  0.6 mi
• Beth Israel Cemetery

  1207 West Dallas Street, Houston, TX
  Jewish cemetery

  0.7 mi
• Founders Memorial Cemetery

  Houston, TX
  Cemetery

  0.7 mi
• Olivewood Cemetery

  Houston, TX
  Cemetery

  0.7 mi
• Hollywood Cemetery

  Houston, TX
  Cemetery

  0.7 mi
• Confederate Cemetery

  Houston, TX
  Cemetery

  1.0 mi
• Beth Yeshurun Cemetery

  Houston, TX
  Cemetery

  1.1 mi
• Adath Yeshurun Cemetery

  Houston, TX
  Jewish cemetery

  1.2 mi

• LHT Funeral Services

  Funeral home · Houston · (713) 525-9081
  0.4 mi
• imperial funeral homes

  Funeral home · Houston · (844) 314-5782
  0.4 mi
• Funeraria Del Angel Of Pasaden

  Funeral home · Houston · (713) 472-8707
  1.4 mi
• Santana Funeral Directors

  Funeral home · Houston · (713) 880-2828
  2.1 mi
• Heights Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Houston · (713) 862-8844
  2.1 mi
• Bradshaw-Carter Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Houston · (713) 521-0066
  2.2 mi

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