Where Detroit’s History Endures
PLEASE NOTE: Elmwood’s grounds are closed Friday, Sept. 4 through Monday, Sept. 7 due to emergency tornado clean-up.
Funeral services will be held as scheduled. We expect to reopen on Tuesday, Sept. 8.
Funeral services will be held as scheduled. We expect to reopen on Tuesday, Sept. 8.
Historic Elmwood Cemetery
We are the oldest continuously operating, non-denominational cemetery in Detroit. The cemetery was established in 1846 and incorporated in 1849 as a non-profit corporation by an act of the Michigan Legislature. Founded by some of early Detroit’s leading citizens, Elmwood quickly expanded from its original 42 acres to its current size of 86 acres and became the final resting-place of tycoon and laborer alike.