Founded in 1841, Woodland Cemetery is one of the nation’s five oldest rural/garden cemeteries and a unique cultural, botanical and educational resource in the heart of Dayton, Ohio.Arrange to visit Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum and other attractions in Dayton using our Dayton tour itinerary planning app .
Over 3,000 trees and 165 specimens of native Midwestern woody plants grace the Arboretum’s 200 verdant acres of rolling hills. Many of the trees are more than a century old and 9 have been designated "Ohio Champions" by the Ohio Forestry Association.
The Romanesque gateway, chapel, and office, completed in 1889 are on the National Register of Historic Places with the chapel featuring one of the finest original Tiffany windows in the country. The Woodland Mausoleum adds a modern touch to this historic site while featuring 12 beautiful stained glass windows depicting woodland themes from literature and a magnificent rendition of Handel’s “The Messiah.”
Thousands tour the grounds each year to visit the gravesites of Wilbur and Orville Wright, poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, Matilda and Levi Stanley, Queen and King of the Gypsies; Governor James Cox, writer Erma Bombeck, Jeraldyne Blunden, founder of the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company; inventor Charles F. Kettering and entrepreneurs John H. Patterson (NCR), George P. Huffman (Huffy Bicycles), George Mead (Mead Paper), and Preserved Smith (Barney & Smith Mfg. Co.).
Though rich with history, Woodland Cemetery continues to perform over 600 interments a year and recently began a comprehensive Pre-Planning program to supplement the area’s widest array of interment and memorial package options.
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Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum Reviews
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The Civil War. The Wright brothers. The cash register. The Patterson's. The pop top. Your next-door neighbor. The unborn. The newly born. The old. They're all here. When the most beautiful spots in Da... more »
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We had an arranged evening tour 6 pm to 730 pm. Lovely evening with beautiful trees and rabbits,groundhogs and squirrels scampering about. Our guide showed us the “Walk of Fame” people buried at Woodl... more »
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I love cemeteries and usually end up dragging my husband along. This time our son came too. They don't mind because at least walking around gets you some exercise. It also helps that there are so many... more »
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I used to cringe when I thought of someone hanging in the cemetery, other than to say goodbye to their loved ones. but I found out recently that cemeteries are a great place to sit relax, release, relate and chill, reflect on your life and things to come! Woodland Cemetery helps you do just that it has a great view of the downtown Dayton area, beautiful landscape, beautiful trees, water and of course the obvious, the Tombstones! They're beautiful they were designed in a manner to Captivate and to keep you in tune with this land for years to come! it's incredible here! Visit when you can!
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Beautiful historic cemetery. The Wright Brothers, Erma Bombeck, and numerous old Dayton families. And there's a great pavilion at the top for a view of the city.
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I've known of this cemetery since a little girl. My mother would always play in the. Cemetery growing up. This is where she decided to lay her resting body. I couldn't be more happy and great ful for her. The staff was amazing and very patient with are family during our time of grievance. Very nice and helpful. It's a beautiful cemetery and I've always felt welcomed. My mother is now apart of the cemetery and I could not have picked better one than she did. Thank you woodland for everything you have done, it's greatly appreciated.
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Excellent views of Dayton Ohio downtown meticulously maintained facility .
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Great place to check out the best view of downtown Dayton, as well as pay your respects to those who are forever resting in peace (some famous and some not).
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