About Spring Forest Cemetery
Spring Forest Cemetery is a cemetery near Binghamton, Broome County, New York. It lies about 0.9 mi south of Binghamton. The grounds sit at about 846 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 16 notable people buried here, including Daniel S. Dickinson, Gilbert Carlton Walker and Mary Blair Moody. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 966068. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Marys Russian Orthodox Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Mikeska Funeral Home in Binghamton, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 112 cemeteries we list in Broome County, and 63 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 112 listings in Broome County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Binghamton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Spring Forest Cemetery
Among them: 4 US representatives, 3 Civil War veterans, 2 journalists, 2 writers, 1 architect, 1 governor, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 Mexican-American War veteran.
- Daniel S. Dickinson1800-1866American politician, lawyer and postmaster
- Gilbert Carlton Walker1833-1885American politician
- Mary Blair Moody1837-1919American physician, anatomist and editor
- John C. Robinson1817-1897United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Giles W. Hotchkiss1815-1878U.S. Representative
- John A. Collier1787-1873American politician
- Stephen C. Millard1841-1914American politician
- Charles Monroe Dickinson1842-1924American lawyer, editor, and diplomat
- Isaac G. Perry1822-1904American architect
- Peter W. Hopkins1826-1879American politician
- Charles Amadon Moody1863-1910American writer
- David Ireland1832-1864Union Army colonel
Show all 16 notable burials
- George E. Green1858-1917American politician, New York
- Abel Bennett1818-1889Millionaire; First mayor of Binghamton, NY
- William McKean1800-1865United States Navy admiral
- William George Phelps1857-1933Banker, heir
People whose Wikidata entry gives Spring Forest 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 Spring Forest 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
- Saint Marys Russian Orthodox CemeteryJohnson City, NYOrthodox cemetery0.7 mi
- Saint Michaels CemeteryJohnson City, NYCemetery0.8 mi
- Glenwood CemeteryJohnson City, NYCemetery0.8 mi
- West Lawn CemeteryJohnson City, NYJewish cemetery1.5 mi
- Slovak Lutheran CemeteryJohnson City, NYLutheran cemetery1.6 mi
- Saint Cyril Slovak Catholic CemeteryJohnson City, NYCatholic cemetery1.6 mi
- Floral Park CemeteryJohnson City, NYCemetery1.6 mi
- Saint Patricks CemeteryJohnson City, NYCemetery1.7 mi
- Saint John Ukranian Orthodox Parish CemeteryJohnson City, NYOrthodox cemetery2.3 mi
- Calvary CemeteryJohnson City, NYCemetery2.4 mi
Funeral homes near Spring Forest Cemetery
- Mikeska Funeral Home0.4 miFuneral home · Binghamton · (607) 765-4473
- Aegis Cremation and Funeral Services0.4 miCremation provider · Binghamton · (607) 729-5520
- J.A. McCormack Sons Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Binghamton · (607) 722-6923
- E. H. Parsons Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Binghamton · (607) 724-1336
- Bednarsky Funeral Home Inc.0.8 miFuneral home · Binghamton · (607) 797-2053
- King Monument Company0.9 miMonument dealer · Binghamton · (607) 351-8215
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