Linwood Cemetery, historic cemetery in Columbus, Georgia, United States

Linwood Cemetery is a 28.7-acre (11.6 ha) burial ground on Linwood Boulevard in Columbus, Georgia, laid out in Edward Lloyd Thomas's original 1828 city plan. It consists mostly of rectangular family plots bordered by iron fences or brick and granite walls, reached by a main east–west corridor and perpendicular lanes. Tombstones range from simple markers to elaborate monuments in Egyptian Revival and Gothic styles.

The cemetery dates from 1828, when Columbus was founded, and appears in surveyor Edward Lloyd Thomas's original plan for the city. Thomas's own son died and was buried there in 1828 while Thomas was surveying; the grounds also hold earlier marked and unmarked graves of early traders, river people and Indians. In 1894 the city council renamed it Linwood, probably to honor Columbus author Caroline Lee Hentz, whose 1856 book Ernest Linwood gave the name. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

The name Linwood was adopted in 1894 by city council resolution, likely honoring Columbus author Caroline Lee Hentz, whose 1856 novel Ernest Linwood gave the cemetery its name. The grounds hold more than 200 Confederate soldiers from every state of the Confederacy, and the 1978 nomination notes that most prominent Columbus figures are buried here.

The cemetery is free to enter and visitors can park on paved pathways, though they should treat graves and grassy areas with respect. For genealogical inquiries or guided tours, visitors can contact the Historic Linwood Foundation, which maintains records and leads groups through the site.

The cemetery holds more than 200 Confederate soldiers from every state of the Confederacy, and Dr. John Stith Pemberton, who formulated Coca-Cola, is buried here. Surveyor Edward Lloyd Thomas buried his own son on the grounds in 1828 while still at work on the city plan.