Greenwood Cemetery, Philadelphia

Name: Greenwood Cemetery
Address: Philadelphia, United States

#451 among attractions in Philadelphia

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Greenwood Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was established in 1869, is 43 acres in size and contains approximately 20,000 graves. ()

Established: 1869 (155 years ago)Graves: 40 thous.Coordinates: 40°1'19"N, 75°5'48"W

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Kensington (Northwood)Philadelphia United States

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Greenwood Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Har Nebo Cemetery, Frankford Branch, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Fisher's Lane Bridge.

1.3 miNE
Cemetery
Har Nebo Cemetery, Philadelphia
33 min walk • Har Nebo Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery in the Oxford Circle neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
0.7 miSE
Museum, History museum
Frankford Branch, Philadelphia
19 min walk • The Historical Society of Frankford is a historical society and museum is a 5013 corporation located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Frankford neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia. It was a founding member of the Pennsylvania Federation of Historical Societies.
1.2 miE
Cemetery
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia
31 min walk • Cedar Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established by a company incorporated on March 25, 1850. The main gatehouse was built in 1869.
~1920 ftW
Bridge
Fisher's Lane Bridge, Philadelphia
10 min walk • Fisher's Lane Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge that carries Fisher's Lane west of Ramona Avenue across Tacony Creek in Tacony Creek Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The filled-spandrel stone arch bridge has a single span of 54 feet and is 27.7 feet wide. It is currently open to traffic.
0.9 miS
Museum, History museum, Georgian architecture
John Ruan House, Philadelphia
23 min walk • The John Ruan House is a historic mansion in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1796 as the home of Dr. John Ruan, a physician and community leader.
1 miSE
Church
Frankford Friends Meeting House, Philadelphia
26 min walk • Frankford Friends Meeting House is a historic Quaker meeting house in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its oldest parts having been built in 1775–1776, it is significant as the oldest surviving meeting house in Philadelphia.
1 miSE
Neighbourhood
Frankford, Philadelphia
25 min walk • Frankford is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Philadelphia situated about six miles northeast of Center City.
1.2 miNE
Street
Roosevelt Boulevard, Philadelphia
30 min walk • Roosevelt Boulevard, officially named the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Boulevard and often referred to, chiefly by local Philadelphians, simply as "the Boulevard," or "the Boully" is a major traffic artery through North and Northeast Philadelphia.
1 miSE
Italianate architecture
David Wilmot School, Philadelphia
26 min walk • The David Wilmot Public School For Coloured Children, also known as the J.C. King Educational Building, is located the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1.1 miSW
Neighbourhood
Juniata, Philadelphia
29 min walk • Juniata is a working class, predominantly Hispanic and Caucasian neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia, which is a section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Juniata is located south of the Juniata Golf Club in Tacony Creek Park.
0.7 miSE
Colonial revival architecture
John Marshall School, Philadelphia
18 min walk • John Marshall Elementary School is a historic elementary school located in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1909–1910.

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Which popular attractions are close to Greenwood Cemetery?

Nearby attractions include Fisher's Lane Bridge, Philadelphia (10 min walk), Thomas Creighton School, Philadelphia (14 min walk), Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences, Philadelphia (15 min walk), John Marshall School, Philadelphia (18 min walk).

How to get to Greenwood Cemetery by public transport?

The nearest stations to Greenwood Cemetery:

Metro

Arrott Transportation Center • Lines: Mfl (20 min walk)
Church • Lines: Mfl (23 min walk)

Bus

SEPTA Frankford Transportation Center (25 min walk)
Frankford Transportation Center (26 min walk)