Olivewood Cemetery
Olivewood Cemetery, in Houston, Texas, lies near a bend in White Oak Bayou, along the rail line to Chaney Junction, where the First and Sixth wards meet just northwest of downtown.Photo: Evb-wiki, Public domain.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Houston, Texas
- Also known as: “Hollow Wood Cemetery” and “Hollywood Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include ArtCar Museum and Buffalo Bayou Park.
ArtCar Museum
Museum
Photo: Montrosepatriot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Art Car Museum is a private museum of contemporary art located in Houston, Texas, United States. The museum, nicknamed the "Garage Mahal," opened in February, 1998. ArtCar Museum is situated 1,700 feet southwest of Olivewood Cemetery.
Buffalo Bayou Park
Park
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Buffalo Bayou Park is a 2.3 mile long municipal park located along the banks of the Buffalo Bayou near Downtown Houston, Texas. With a total area of 160 acres, Buffalo Bayou Park stretches from Shepherd Drive to Sabine Street, between Allen Parkway and Memorial Drive. Buffalo Bayou Park is situated 1 mile south of Olivewood Cemetery.
Glenwood Cemetery
Cemetery
Glenwood Cemetery is located in Houston, Texas, United States. Developed in 1871, the first professionally designed cemetery in the city accepted its first burial in 1872. Glenwood Cemetery is situated 4,000 feet southeast of Olivewood Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Neartown and Fourth Ward.
Neartown
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Neartown is a general name for the lively area that encompasses the neighborhoods just west of Downtown. It is bounded by I-69/US-59 to the south, I-45 to the east, and Allen Parkway to the north. The western boundary is approximately Shepherd Drive.
Fourth Ward
Suburb
Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.
Fourth Ward is one of the historic six wards of Houston, Texas, United States. The Fourth Ward is located inside the 610 Loop directly west of and adjacent to Downtown Houston.
Rice Military
Neighborhood
Rice Military is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas, United States. The Beer Can House is located in Rice Military. Rice Military is situated 1½ miles west of Olivewood Cemetery.
Olivewood Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.77434° or 29° 46′ 28″ northLongitude
-95.39208° or 95° 23′ 32″ westOpen location code
76X6QJF5+P5OpenStreetMap ID
way 439250257OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q7088009
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In Other Languages
From Hausa to Swedish—“Olivewood Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Hausa: “Kabari na Olivewood”
- Swedish: “Olivewood kyrkogård, Texas”
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