Welcome to Historic Elmwood Cemetery

Elmwood Cemetery is one of the most beautiful historic cemeteries in the South. Established in 1852 as a rural garden cemetery, it has 80 acres of rolling grounds, flowering dogwoods and crepe myrtles, ancient towering trees, and impressive memorials among winding paths and lanes. Elmwood Cemetery, the Office Cottage, and the Entry Bridge are all on the National Register of Historic Places.

 

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There are currently over 15,000 lots still available, and Elmwood Cemetery continues to provide quality service to a diverse community, assisting families and individuals at their time of need and helping them to plan for the future. Located in central Memphis, Elmwood Cemetery is easily accessible from interstates I-240, I-55 and I-40. Visitors are welcome to enjoy the cemetery's peaceful setting and cemetery art while they remember those in Elmwood's care. Elmwood is a place for all people. It is an outdoor history book of Memphis.

 

 

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