About Oakwood Hill Cemetery
Oakwood Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington. It lies about 3.4 mi northeast of Tacoma. The grounds sit at about 305 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Homer Bone and Nettie Craig Asberry. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1507133. The nearest other listed cemetery is Old Tacoma City Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the north. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Oakwood Hill Funeral Chapel & Cemetery in Tacoma, about 0.0 mi away. It is one of 36 cemeteries we list in Pierce County, and 16 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Pierce County dates to 1917. 2 of the 36 listings in Pierce County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Tacoma. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oakwood Hill Cemetery
Among them: 1 musician, 1 US senator.
- Homer Bone1883-1970United States federal judge
- Nettie Craig Asberry1865-1968American activist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Oakwood Hill 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
47.20957, -122.47745
What Oakwood Hill 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
- Old Tacoma City CemeteryTacoma, WAMunicipal cemetery0.2 mi
- Calvary CemeteryLakewood, WACemetery1.8 mi
- Mount View Memorial ParkLakewood, WAMemorial park2.3 mi
- Home of Peace CemeteryLakewood, WACemetery2.7 mi
- New Tacoma CemeteryUniversity Place, WACemetery3.9 mi
- Tribal CemeteryTacoma, WACemetery4.2 mi
- Western State Hospital Memorial CemeteryLakewood, WACemetery4.5 mi
- Fort Steilacoom Pioneer CemeterySteilacoom, WACemetery4.8 mi
- Trinity Lutherian Cemetery13614 8th Avenue East, Tacoma, WACemetery5.9 mi
- Masonic Cemetery11902 Masonic Road Southwest, Lakewood, WACemetery6.2 mi
Funeral homes near Oakwood Hill Cemetery
- Oakwood Hill Funeral Chapel & Cemetery0.0 miFuneral chapel · Tacoma · (253) 473-2901
- Cremation Society of Washington0.0 miCremation provider · Tacoma · (844) 682-6800
- Piper-morley Funeral Home0.3 miFuneral home · Tacoma · (253) 472-3353
- The Valley Chapel, Mountain View Funeral Home1.8 miFuneral home · Tacoma
- Mountain View Funeral Home, Memorial Park and Crematory2.4 miCremation provider · Tacoma · (253) 948-9895
- Scott Funeral Home3.1 miFuneral home · Tacoma · (253) 572-9555
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