Northwood Cemetery

For Northwood Cemetery in London, England, see Northwood Cemetery, London.

Northwood Cemetery is a cemetery located in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, It was established in 1878.

Northwood Cemetery
Details
Established	1878
Location	15th and Haines streets Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Coordinates	40.0607°N 75.1445°W / 40.0607; -75.1445
Type	private
Find a Grave	Northwood Cemetery

Notable interments

• George Bradley (1852–1931) Major League Baseball player^[1]
• Duke Esper (1868–1910) Major League Baseball Player^[2] Born Charles Esbacher.
• William "Kid" Gleason (1866–1933) Major League Baseball player and manager^[3]
• Eddie Griffin (1982–2007) Professional Basketball player^[4]
• George Hesselbacher, Major League Baseball player^[5]
• John Miller (1839–1882) Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient^[6] (true name Henry Fey). He was a Private in the 8th New York Cavalry.
• Frank Bernard Nicholls (1877–1924), English-American golf professional
• Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915–1973), gospel singer, songwriter, and recording artist
• Dave Zearfoss (1868–1945), professional Baseball player

The cemetery contains five Commonwealth war graves, a Canadian Army soldier of World War I and 4 British naval personnel of World War II.^[7]