Palm Cemetery

Palm Cemetery
Details
Established	1906
Location	Winter Park, Florida
Country	United States
Coordinates	28°36′17″N81°21′16″W / 28.60472°N 81.35444°W / 28.60472; -81.35444 (Palm Cemetery)
Owned by	City of Winter Park
Find a Grave	Palm Cemetery

Palm Cemetery is a historic cemetery located in Winter Park, Florida, United States. It is the city's oldest cemetery and is currently maintained by the city's department of Parks and Recreation. ^[1]

History

Palm Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Winter Park, Florida and has been continuously operating since 1906. ^{[1] [2]} It was founded on 17-acres of land donated by Winter Park co-founder Loring Chase. ^[3]

Gravesites of Palm Cemetery

In 2013, the cemetery discovered hundreds of unused graves sold decades prior. ^[4] They later re-sold the plots that remained unclaimed. ^[5]

23 mayors of Winter Park are buried in the cemetery. ^{[6] [7]}

Notable burials

• Edward Gurney, U.S. senator from Florida, mayor of Winter Park
• Paula Hawkins, U.S. senator from Florida, Florida Public Service Commissioner ^[8]
• Loring Augustus Chase, co-founder of Winter Park ^[1]
• Jeannette Genius McKean, painter and interior decorator ^[1]
• James Gamble Rogers II, architect ^[1]
• Albin Polasek, sculptor and educator ^[1]

See also

• List of cemeteries in the United States
• List of cemeteries in Florida

References

1. "Winter Park Cemeteries". winterparklibraryarchives.org. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
2. "About the Cemeteries Division". cityofwinterpark.org. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
3. "The City of Winter Park Parks and Recreation Department Palm Cemetery and Piney Wood Cemetery Services and Options" (PDF). amazonaws.com. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
4. Pesecky, Nicole (March 7, 2014). "Winter Park cemetery searches for missing plot owners". WKMG-TV . Retrieved March 5, 2025.
5. "Palm Cemetery plans to sell unused plots if owners don't come forward". WFTV . October 18, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
6. "Palm Cemetery Virtual Tour". cityofwinterpark.org. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
7. "Palm Cemetery". Orlando Weekly . Retrieved March 5, 2025.
8. "Hawkins, Paula". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved March 4, 2025.