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There are two municipal cemeteries that are managed by the Parks & Recreation Department. Palm Cemetery is located at New York and Webster avenues and is 17 acres. Pineywood Cemetery is located at Lakemont and Glenridge avenues and is 11 acres. With over 18,750 grave spaces in total, these cemeteries have served our community since the late 1800s.
palm&pineywood cemeteries
Palm Cemetery In 1906, Loring Chase deeded property over to the City of Winter Park to be specifically used as a cemetery and requested that the southeast corner to be used for his burial. He was buried there August 24, 1906, and his marble obelisk that stands over five feet tall can still be seen today. The inscription memorializes his historical importance to the city as “one of the founders of Winter Park in 1881.”
1810 S. Lakemont Ave.
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Pineywood Cemetery Pineywood Cemetery was established in 1890 and is the oldest cemetery in Winter Park. Formerly managed by the Pineywood Cemetery Association, the cemetery was deeded back over to the city in 1970. A rich history of Winter Park is recorded on the markers with the names of families who are at rest in Pineywood. The cemetery represents the city’s history, its people and families.
Memorial pages On our website, we have an online memorial page with multiple personalization options that allows you to preserve your family’s legacy for generations to come. The memorial page features: D a genealogy section, helping link families together D a specialized section for Veterans to add details about their military career helping to honor those who have served our country D an online burial and ownership search of all the properties in the cemetery Visit cityofwinterpark.org/cemeteries to find or add your family members to the site.
There’s an app for that The WPC Explorer app allows you to locate a grave space using GPS to navigate through the cemetery. “Guided” tours are also available with this app.
Cemetery Superintendent Janna Baumann
407.599.3252 407.623.3456 fax jbaumann@cityofwinterpark.org cityofwinterpark.org/cemeteries
