About New Cathedral Cemetery
New Cathedral Cemetery is a catholic cemetery near Rognel Heights, Baltimore City, Maryland. It was established in 1871. The grounds sit at about 266 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 58 notable people buried here, including Miriam Cooper, John Joseph McGraw and Herbert O'Conor. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 597200. The nearest other listed cemetery is Loudon Park National Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Vaughn Greene Funeral Services in Baltimore, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 55 cemeteries we list in Baltimore City, and 139 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Baltimore City dates to 1839. 7 of the 55 listings in Baltimore City have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Rognel Heights. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at New Cathedral Cemetery
Among them: 12 baseball players, 6 US representatives, 4 writers, 3 journalists, 2 actors, 2 Civil War veterans, 2 governors, 2 World War II veterans.
- Miriam Cooper1891-1976American actress
- John Joseph McGraw1873-1934Baseball player, baseball manager
- Herbert O'Conor1896-1960American politician
- Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr.1903-1987American politician
- Wilbert Robinson1863-1934American baseball player and manager
- John Lee Carroll1830-1911American politician
- Joe Kelley1871-1943American baseball player, coach, manager
- John Surratt1844-1916Accused conspirator in assassination of Abraham Lincoln
- Ned Hanlon1857-1937American baseball player, coach, manager
- Bobby Mathews1851-1898Major League Baseball player, umpire
- Vincent Luke Palmisano1882-1953American politician
- Ambrose Jerome Kennedy1893-1950American politician
Show all 58 notable burials
- Thomas Patrick Roger Foley1822-1879Roman Catholic bishop
- William Hinson Cole1837-1886American congressman for Maryland
- William J. O'Brien1836-1905American politician
- Eddie Rommel1897-1970American baseball player
- Hugh Allen Meade1907-1949American politician
- J. Harold Grady1917-2002American politician
- Louis O'Donovan1872-1949American religious historian
- Paul Swift1934-1994Actor
- A. Leo Knott1829-1918American lawyer
- Clarence H. Burns1918-2003American politician
- Jimmy Walsh1886-1947American baseball player
- Bill Kellogg1884-1971Major League Baseball player
- Eugene L. Didier1838-1913American writer
- Eugene O'Dunne1875-1959American judge
- Reginald Lewis1942-1993American businessman
- Walt Smallwood1893-1967Major League Baseball pitcher
- Emily Virginia Mason1815-1909Confederate nurse
- Frank Morrissey1876-1939American baseball player
- John Lyston1867-1909American baseball player
- Mike Gaule1869-1918American baseball player
- Patrick Mullen1844-1897United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
- Gay Robertson Bernard Tiernan1817-186825 Feb 1817 - 14 Dec 1868
- John A. McCaull1845-1894American impresario, politician, and Civil War soldier
- John Walbach1766-1857United States general
- Louise Malloy1858-1947Social activist and first woman journalist in Baltimore, Maryland
- Luke Tiernan1757-1839
- Angela Emilia Monteiro de Barros1851-1893
- Annunciata M. "Nancy" D'Alesandro1909-199525 Mar 1909 - 3 Apr 1995
- Catharine Carroll Harper1778-1861
- Charles B. Tiernan1797-1886Merchant 1797-1886
- Charles Carroll of Doughoregan1801-18621801 - 1862
- Dean Lewis1874-1941American surgeon
- Donald I. Mohler1925-1984Physician
- Francis X. Gallagher1928-1972American lawyer and politician from Baltimore
- George Abell1842-1894Journalist, 1842-1894
- George Carrell Jenkins1836-1930Millionaire
- H. L. Scott1814-1886
- Hannah C. Goldsmith1834-19261834-1926
- Henry McShane1830-1889Millionaire
- Louisa Cavendish Taylor1833-1894
- Mary Catherine Barton Key1844-1927
- Mary Digges Lee Carroll1799-1859
- Pierre Chatard1767-1848French-American surgeon, ophthalmologist, and obstetrician
- Rosa Agnes McShane1872-1942
People whose Wikidata entry gives New Cathedral Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
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What New Cathedral Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Loudon Park National CemeteryVioletville, MD · est. 1853National cemetery0.7 mi
- Western CemeteryEdmondson Village, MDCemetery0.9 mi
- Mount Olivet CemeteryVioletville, MDCemetery1.0 mi
- Loudon Park National CemeteryBeechfield, MDNational cemetery1.2 mi
- Baltimore National CemeteryTen Hills, MDNational cemetery1.6 mi
- Eucharist CemeteryBeechfield, MDCemetery1.6 mi
- Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery1022 Joh Avenue, Baltimore, MDLutheran cemetery1.6 mi
- Saint Peters CemeteryWalbrook, MDCemetery1.7 mi
- Western Star CemeteryCatonsville, MDCemetery2.1 mi
- Cohen Family Burial Ground1225 West Saratoga Street, Baltimore, MDFamily cemetery2.4 mi
Funeral homes near New Cathedral Cemetery
- Vaughn Greene Funeral Services0.3 miFuneral home · Baltimore · (410) 945-2700
- Michael Ziglier Funeral Service, Pa0.6 miFuneral home · Baltimore · (410) 905-5036
- Parker Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Baltimore · (410) 945-4665
- Teah Funeral Services P.A0.7 miFuneral home · Baltimore · (443) 799-4814
- Gary P March Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Baltimore · (410) 945-1100
- Loudon Park Funeral Home and Cemetery1.2 miFuneral home · Baltimore · (410) 644-1900
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
What are the visiting hours of New Cathedral Cemetery?
The recorded hours are: Mo-Su 08:30-16:00. Hours can change on holidays, so confirm with the cemetery.
Is New Cathedral Cemetery a Catholic cemetery?
Our records list a Catholic affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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