Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham

Name: Elmwood Cemetery
Address: 600 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Birmingham, 35211, United States

#68 among attractions in Birmingham

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Elmwood Cemetery is a 412 acres cemetery established in 1900 in Birmingham, Alabama northwest of Homewood by a group of fraternal organizations. It was renamed in 1906 and gradually eclipsed Oak Hill Cemetery as the most prominent burial place in the city. In 1900 it consisted of 40 acres, adding 40 more acres in 1904, 80 more acres in 1909, 80 more acres in 1910, 43 acres in 1924, and reached 286 acres in 1928. ()

Established: 1900 (124 years ago)Coordinates: 33°29'15"N, 86°50'40"W

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600 Martin Luther King Jr DrWest End (Arlington - West End)Birmingham 35211 United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Legion Field, Rickwood Field, Arlington Antebellum Home and Gardens, Second Presbyterian Church.

1.7 miN
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Legion Field, Birmingham
43 min walk • Legion Field is an outdoor stadium in the southeastern United States in Birmingham, Alabama, primarily designed to be used as a venue for American football, but occasionally used for other large outdoor events. Opened in 1927, it is named in honor of the American Legion, a U.S. organization of military veterans.
1.2 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Rickwood Field, Birmingham
32 min walk • Rickwood Field, located in Birmingham, Alabama, is the oldest professional baseball park in the United States. It was built for the Birmingham Barons in 1910 by industrialist and team-owner Rick Woodward and has served as the home park for the Birmingham Barons and the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro leagues.
0.9 miN
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Arlington Antebellum Home and Gardens, Birmingham
24 min walk • Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens, or Arlington Historic House, is a former plantation house and 6 acres of landscaped gardens near downtown Birmingham, Alabama. The two-story frame structure was built between 1845–50 and features antebellum-era Greek Revival architecture.
2.2 miE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Second Presbyterian Church, Birmingham
56 min walk • Second Presbyterian Church is a historic church at Tenth Avenue and Twelfth Street South in Birmingham, Alabama. It was built in 1901 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
0.8 miS
33°28'33"N • 86°50'35"W
Joe Minter's African Village in America, Birmingham
21 min walk • Museum
2.2 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Event space
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Birmingham
56 min walk • St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Birmingham, Alabama, is a parish church of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama. St. Andrew's was founded in 1902 as a church school for children who could not get to the downtown Church of the Advent on Sunday. In the following year, the mission was expanded to include Sunday services.
2.2 miE
Concert hall, Performing arts
Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center, Birmingham
57 min walk • The Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center is a performing arts facility located on the campus of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. It hosts over 250,000 people for more than 300 diverse events annually. The ASC is the center for entertainment and arts education in Birmingham and Central Alabama.
2.2 miE
Museum
Red Mountain, Birmingham
56 min walk • Red Mountain is a long ridge running southwest-northeast and dividing Jones Valley from Shades Valley south of Birmingham, Alabama. It is part of the Ridge-and-Valley region of the Appalachian mountains.
1.9 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
First Ebenezer Baptist Church, Birmingham
48 min walk • First Ebenezer Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church at 420 Graymont Avenue North in Smithfield in Birmingham, Alabama. It was built in 1963 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. This church serves Jefferson County.
1.7 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Peace Baptist Church, Birmingham
43 min walk • The Peace Baptist Church is a church at 302 Sixth Street North in Birmingham, Alabama. Its historic building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. It was deemed significant for its association in 1963 with the Birmingham civil rights movement.
1.9 miE
33°29'23"N • 86°48'42"W
10 Glen Iris Park, Birmingham
49 min walk • Park

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Elmwood Cemetery?

Nearby attractions include Joe Minter's African Village in America, Birmingham (21 min walk), Arlington Antebellum Home and Gardens, Birmingham (24 min walk).

How to get to Elmwood Cemetery by public transport?

The nearest stations to Elmwood Cemetery:

Bus

SW Corner of Martin Luther King Dr & Heritage Town Center Av • Lines: 48 (16 min walk)
SE Corner of Tuscaloosa Av & 12th St SW • Lines: 1, 3 (16 min walk)