Saint Raymond Cemetery in Bronx, New York
About Saint Raymond Cemetery
Saint Raymond Cemetery is a catholic cemetery in Bronx, Bronx County, New York. The grounds sit at about 20 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 48 notable people buried here, including Billie Holiday, Typhoid Mary and Héctor Lavoe. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 964186. The nearest other listed cemetery is Old Saint Raymond's Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Schuyler Hill Funeral Home in Bronx, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 12 cemeteries we list in Bronx County, and 96 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 3 of the 12 listings in Bronx County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Saint Raymond Cemetery
Among them: 10 musicians, 7 actors, 4 US representatives, 3 artists, 2 boxers, 2 business leaders, 2 World War I veterans, 1 aviator or astronaut.
- Billie Holiday1915-1959American jazz singer
- Typhoid Mary1869-1938Infected houseworker in New York City
- Héctor Lavoe1946-1993Puerto Rican salsa singer
- Héctor Camacho1962-2012Puerto Rican boxer
- Frankie Lymon1942-1967American singer
- Lois Nettleton1927-2008Actress
- Benny Paret1937-1962Cuban boxer
- Red Allen1908-1967American jazz musician, band leader
- Mad Dog Coll1908-1932American mobster during depression-era
- Lillian Lorraine1892-1955American silent film actress
- Merlin Santana1976-2002American actor
- Anthony de Francisci1887-1964American artist
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- Dominick Pezzulo1965-2001American police, first responder and victim of September 11 attacks
- Kyrle Bellew1850-1911British actor
- Aimée Dalmores1890-1920American actress
- Francis P. Duffy1871-1932Roman Catholic priest and United States Army officer
- Ivan Pernar1889-1967Croatian politician
- George William Loft1865-1943American politician
- James E. Kelly1855-1933American artist
- James Kerrigan1828-1899American politician
- Ray Santos1928-2019American musician
- William F. Hooley1861-1918American bass singer, pioneer recording artist
- James M. Fitzpatrick1869-1949American politician
- James Thornton1861-1938American songwriter and vaudeville performer
- James Vincent Ganly1878-1923American politician
- Vincenzo Alfano1850-1918Italian sculptor
- Frank Cirofici1887-1914(1887-1914) Italian-American convicted murderer
- Isaac A. Hopper1851-1912New York City builder
- Jackie Landry Jackson1941-1997American musician
- James Gerard Kennedy, Sr.1907-1997American businessman
- John P. Cohalan1873-1950American politician
- Patrick Egan1841-1919American diplomat
- Phil Powers1854-1914American baseball player
- Richie Adams1963-2026American former college basketball player; convicted criminal and murderer
- Ugo Veniero D'Annunzio1887-1945Italian noble, engineer and entrepreneur
- Anthony McOwen1842-1920American coroner
- Christopher Nugent1840-1898United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
- Edward A. Maher1848-1920American businessman and politician
- Francis S. McAvoy1855-1926American politician
- John D'Allara1954-2001American police officer of NYPD (1954-2001), first responder and victim of the September 11 attacks
- John M. Tierney1860-1936Justice of the New York Supreme Court
- Katherine Carr1865-1951(1865-1951) wife of James Kennedy
- Ramon Suarez1956-2001American police officer of NYPD (1956-2001), first responder and victim of the September 11 attacks
- Richard H. Clarke1827-1911American lawyer and author
- Charles Sabin1909-1944American dancer and actor
- James Joseph Skehan1873-1953American police officer
- Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz2002-2018Doble murder
- Percival Edmund Nagle1861-1923American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Saint Raymond 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.
Map
40.82414, -73.83327
What Saint Raymond 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
- Old Saint Raymond's CemeteryThe Bronx, NYCemetery0.7 mi
- Saint Peter's CemeteryThe Bronx, NYCemetery1.1 mi
- Old West Farms Soldiers CemeteryThe Bronx, NYChristian cemetery2.8 mi
- Pelham CemeteryThe Bronx, NYCemetery3.1 mi
- Potters FieldKings Point, NYCemetery3.7 mi
- Jesuit Cemetery, Fordham UniversityThe Bronx, NYCatholic cemetery3.9 mi
- Potters FieldManorhaven, NYCemetery4.1 mi
- Saint Anns CemeteryManhattan, NYCemetery4.5 mi
- Saint Pauls Protestant Episcopal CemeteryPelham Manor, NYEpiscopal cemetery4.7 mi
- Woodlawn CemeteryThe Bronx, NYCemetery5.0 mi
Funeral homes near Saint Raymond Cemetery
- St Raymond Monuments0.2 miMonument dealer · Bronx · (718) 863-4166
- Schuyler Hill Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Bronx · (718) 792-0270
- Sisto Funeral Home, Inc.0.6 miFuneral home · Bronx · (718) 892-2102
- R.G. Ortiz Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · New York · (718) 931-1500
- Castle Hill Funeral Directors, Inc1.3 miFuneral home · Bronx · (718) 828-9222
- Parkchester Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · New York · (718) 239-5900
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
Where is Saint Raymond Cemetery located?
Saint Raymond Cemetery is at 2600 Lafayette Avenue, Bronx, NY 10465 in Bronx County. GPS coordinates: 40.82414, -73.83327.
Is Saint Raymond 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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