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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.
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Palm Cemetery
On April 13, 1906, Loring Chase deeded to the city a little over three acres of land to be used specifically as a cemetery. In the agreement, he requested that he be allotted the southeast corner of the cemetery to be used as his plot. On August 24, 1906, he was interred at Palm Cemetery with a marble obelisk over five feet tall as his marker. The inscription memorializes his historical importance to the city as “One of the founders of Winter Park 1881.” Palm Cemetery now consists of 17 acres along Webster and New York avenues, bordered by the Winter Park Golf Course.
1005 N. New York Ave.
Pineywood Cemetery
Pineywood Cemetery, originally known as Pinewood Cemetery, was established in February 1890. Although funds started being raised as early as 1884 for the cemetery, the 10 acres along Lake Spier was purchased in 1889 from Dennis Eagan and plotted out by Col. J. H. Abbott. It was the only cemetery in Winter Park for 17 years until Palm Cemetery was established in 1906. At that time the cemetery was then designated to the residents of Hannibal Square. In May 1946, the Piney Woods association took ownership, and operated and maintained the cemetery until 1970, when the cemetery was deeded back over the city. 1810 S. Lakemont Ave.
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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. Mike Webb Cemetery Coordinator 407-599-3252 • 407-623-3456 fax
