A visit to the Glenwood Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Glenwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Glenwood Cemetery (FG ID #3828)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Glenwood Cemetery ...
The Glenwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Houston.
The cemetery is located in Harris County<2>.
Adjacent to the Glenwood Cemetery and just to the west is the Washington Cemetery.
Establishment of the Glenwood Cemetery ...
The Glenwood Cemetery was:
Incorporated in May 1871
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Adath Emeth Cemetery
- The Adath Emeth Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adath Emeth Cemetery
- Adath Israel Cemetery
- The Adath Israel Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adath Israel Cemetery
- Adath Yeshurun Cemetery
- Beth El Cemetery
- The Beth El Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth El Cemetery
- Cemetery Beautiful
- College Memorial Park
- The College Memorial Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Memorial Park
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery
- Glendale Cemetery
- The Glendale Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
- Golden Gate Cemetery
- Harris County Cemetery
- Hart - Magee - Oates - Singleton Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hollywood Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Paradise North Cemetery
- Restlawn Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Vincent Cemetery
- The St. Vincent Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincent Cemetery
- Westcott Cemetery
- The Westcott Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcott Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Glenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Aldine
- Bellaire
- Buckner Haven
- Bunker Hill Village
- Bunker Hill Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,901 people
- Cambridge Village
- Cambridge Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Village
- Candlelight Oaks Village
- Galena Park
- Garden City Park
- Garden City Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Park
- Glenbrook Valley
- Greenwood Village
- Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Hedwig Village
- Hedwig Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedwig Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,600 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hilshire Village
- Hilshire Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilshire Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Houston
- Hunters Creek Village
- Hunters Creek Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
- Jacinto City
- Lincoln City
- Lincoln City is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
- Magnolia Park
- Park Place
- Pinewood Village
- Pinewood Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Piney Point Village
- Southside Place
- City of Spring Valley Village
- Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- West University Place
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Glenwood Cemetery. The following communities are located in Harris County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Glenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Glenwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Harris County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Glenwood Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #3828
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1373856 (Glenwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1373856 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Harris
- Est. Elev: 14 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Houston Heights
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Harris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glenwood Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |