Where Detroit’s History Endures
PLEASE NOTE: Elmwood’s grounds have re-opened as of Tuesday, Sept. 8. We will resume regular gate hours of 7 a.m.-7 p.m. through Oct. 1.
Please take caution as you visit the grounds this week as we are still in the process of cleaning up debris and removing hanging branches.
Please take caution as you visit the grounds this week as we are still in the process of cleaning up debris and removing hanging branches.
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.