List of cemeteries in New York City

Although human burials in the area that would become New York City predate European colonial times, the first documented burial in New York City may have been that of English sailor John Colman in 1609 (whose actual burial site is lost to history).[1]

In 1847, the Rural Cemetery Act authorized commercial burial grounds in rural New York state, and in 1852 the Common Council of New York City passed a law prohibiting new burials in the city (which at that time consisted only of Manhattan Island).[2] The two laws caused many cemeteries in Manhattan to be demolished, and spurred the development of a large number of cemeteries in what was then empty land in Queens and Brooklyn, creating a region often called the "Cemetery Belt".[3]

Hundreds of formalized burial locations have been established and disestablished in New York City; one 2020 research effort identified over 500 such sites.[1] The cemeteries listed here should be limited to those satisfying general notability guidelines.

Manhattan

Brooklyn

Brooklyn and Queens

Queens

The Bronx

Staten Island

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Meade, Elizabeth D. (2020). "Prepare for Death and Follow Me": An Archaeological Survey of the Historic Period Cemeteries of New York City (Dissertation). City University of New York. pp. 12, 23. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
  2. ^ Amon, Rhona (March 5, 1998). "The Cemetery Belt – Why Does Queens Have So Many Cemeteries? Answers Go Back to Mid-1800s Manhattan". Newsday. Series: "Long Island – Our Story". Vol. 58, no. 184. p. 19 (section A). Archived from the original on September 17, 2005. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
  3. ^ Williams, Keith (April 27, 2017). ""Why the Brooklyn-Queens Border Is Full of Dead People". The New York Times. p. 3 (section MB). Archived from the original on April 30, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
  4. ^ "African Burial Ground National Monument". U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  5. ^ "Chatham Square Cemetery". shearithisrael.org. Congregation Shearith Israel. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  6. ^ "New York Marble Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  7. ^ "New York City Marble Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  8. ^ "James J Walker Park Highlights : NYC Parks". www.nycgovparks.org. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  9. ^ "West 11th Street Cemetery". shearithisrael.org. Congregation Shearith Israel. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  10. ^ "21st Street Cemetery". shearithisrael.org. Congregation Shearith Israel. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  11. ^ Julie Besonen (February 6, 2015). "Resting Place for the High and the Low: The Trinity Church Cemetery in Washington Heights Holds Plenty of History". New York Times.
  12. ^ "Green-Wood Cemetery". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 14, 2007. Archived from the original on December 24, 2007.
  13. ^ "Beth Olam Cemetery". shearithisrael.org. Congregation Shearith Israel. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  14. ^ "Event: Flushing Cemetery Walking Tour at Flushing Cemetery". NYC Parks. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  15. ^ Leduff, Charlie (November 24, 1996). "Houdinis' Plot Is Cleared Up, and Then Thickens". The New York Times. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  16. ^ Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3d ed.). McFarland. p. 11. ISBN 978-1476625997.
  17. ^ "St. Michael's Cemetery". Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  18. ^ Corey Kilgannon (November 15, 2013). "Visiting the Island of the Dead. A Rare Visit to New York's Potter's Field on Hart Island". New York Times. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  19. ^ New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. "St. Peter's Church, Chapel, and Cemetery" (PDF). www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  20. ^ "Church of Saint Raymond — Cemetery". straymondparish.org. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  21. ^ "Old West Farms Cemetery" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. August 2, 1967. LP-0624. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  22. ^ "NPGallery Asset Detail Woodlawn Cemetery". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  23. ^ Aldermen, New York (N Y. ) Board of (1906). Proceedings of the Board of Aldermen. The Board. p. 1091. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  24. ^ Feuer, Alan (October 8, 2008). "Awaiting a Burial, This Time an Actual One". The New York Times. Retrieved November 10, 2018. In section 37 of the Cemetery of the Resurrection, a Roman Catholic graveyard on the southern shore of Staten Island, there is an empty grave. Its epitaph is touching: "We love you beyond the moon." Its dates suggest a much-too-early passing: June 6, 1949, to May 26, 1999.
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