About Greenmount Cemetery
Greenmount Cemetery is a cemetery in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont. The grounds sit at about 295 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 15 notable people buried here, including Ethan Allen, George F. Edmunds and Edward John Phelps. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1457641. The nearest other listed cemetery is Greenmount Cemetery, about 0.8 mi to the west. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Champlain Cremation in Winooski, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 82 cemeteries we list in Chittenden County, and 42 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 82 listings in Chittenden County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Greenmount Cemetery
Among them: 2 Civil War veterans, 1 architect, 1 business leader, 1 inventor or engineer, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 physician, 1 scientist, 1 US senator.
- Ethan Allen1738-1789American farmer, military officer and politician
- George F. Edmunds1828-1919Republican U.S. Senator from Vermont
- Edward John Phelps1822-1900American lawyer and diplomat
- David Allen Smalley1809-1877United States federal judge
- George Henry Perkins1844-1933American naturalist
- Bradley Smalley1835-1909American politician
- George G. Benedict1826-1907American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- George Wyllys Benedict1796-1871American educator and publisher
- James Rignall Wheeler1859-1918American archaeologist
- Roger Enos1729-1808American militia general
- Samuel White Thayer Jr.1817-1882(1817-1882) physician and medical educator
- Charles Merrick Gay1871-1951American engineer and architect
Show all 15 notable burials
- George Wyllys Benedict1872-1966American English professor
- Henry A. Smalley1834-1888US Army officer
- Robert D. Benedict1828-1911American lawyer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Greenmount 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
44.48422, -73.18720
What Greenmount 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
- Greenmount CemeteryBurlington, VTCemetery0.8 mi
- Saint Joseph Cemetery200 Archibald Street, Burlington, VTCemetery0.9 mi
- Mount Calvary Annex Cemetery188 North Willard Street, Burlington, VTCemetery0.9 mi
- Mount Calvary Cemetery253 Archibald Street, Burlington, VTCemetery0.9 mi
- Hebrew Holy Society CemeterySouth Burlington, VTJewish cemetery0.9 mi
- Saint Stephens CemeteryWinooski, VTCemetery1.0 mi
- Saint Francis Xavier CemeteryWinooski, VTCemetery1.0 mi
- Ahavat Gerim CemeterySouth Burlington, VTCemetery1.1 mi
- Elmwood Avenue CemeteryBurlington, VTCemetery1.3 mi
- Merrill CemeteryWinooski, VTCemetery1.5 mi
Funeral homes near Greenmount Cemetery
- Champlain Cremation0.6 miCremation provider · Winooski · (802) 655-8692
- La Vigne Funeral Home & CRMTN0.6 miFuneral home · Winooski · (802) 655-3480
- Boucher and Pritchard Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Burlington · (802) 862-2851
- Elmwood-Meunier Funeral & Cremation Center1.3 miCremation provider · Burlington · (802) 864-5682
- Cremation Society2.1 miCremation provider · Burlington · (802) 861-3058
- Ready Funeral Service2.1 miFuneral home · Burlington · (802) 862-0991
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Greenmount Cemetery located?
Greenmount Cemetery is at Colchester Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401 in Chittenden County. GPS coordinates: 44.48422, -73.18720.
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