Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York
Also known as Cemetery of the Holy Cross
About Holy Cross Cemetery
Holy Cross Cemetery is a catholic cemetery near Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. It lies about 0.6 mi west of Brooklyn. It is operated by Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. Wikidata records 81 notable people buried here, including Lucy Burns, Walter Donaldson and Frankie Yale. The nearest other listed cemetery is Flatbush African Burial Ground, about 1.0 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Frank J Barone Funeral Home in Brooklyn, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 15 cemeteries we list in Kings County, and 81 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Kings County dates to 1850. 8 of the 15 listings in Kings County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Brooklyn. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Holy Cross Cemetery
Among them: 13 US representatives, 12 Medal of Honor recipients, 5 baseball players, 5 Civil War veterans, 3 architects, 3 writers, 2 artists, 2 business leaders.
- Lucy Burns1879-1966American suffragist
- Walter Donaldson1893-1947American songwriter
- Frankie Yale1893-1928Italian American mob boss
- Gil Hodges1924-1972United States Marine; American Hall of Fame baseball player
- Ardolph L. Kline1858-1930American politician
- William Russell Grace1832-1904American politician
- Marie Cahill1870-1933American actress and singer
- Felix Campbell1829-1902American politician
- Louis Capone1896-1944American mobster
- Andrew Lawrence Somers1895-1949American politician
- John Michael Clancy1837-1903Irish-born American congressman for New York
- Thomas H. Cullen1868-1944American politician
Show all 81 notable burials
- Willie Sutton1901-1980American bank robber
- Denis M. Hurley1843-1899Irish-born American congressman for New York
- Diamond Jim Brady1856-1917American businessman
- James E. Fitzsimmons1874-1966Horse trainer
- Paul Boyton1848-1924American stunt performer
- Daniel Joseph Griffin1880-1926American politician
- John J. Bennett, Jr.1894-1967American politician
- Samuel O'Reilly1900-1908American tattoo artist
- Thomas Kinsella1832-1884United States Representative from New York
- William E. Cleary1849-1932American politician
- Daniel O'Reilly1838-1911Irish-born American congressman for New York
- Donald Lawrence O'Toole1902-1964American politician
- Edward Gabriel André Barrett1827-1880American admiral
- James H. O'Brien1860-1924American politician
- John O'Brien1888-1967American basketball referee and administrator
- Larry Fay1888-1933American organized crime figure
- Otto Sarony1850-1903American photographer
- Philip Mangano1898-1951American mobster
- Edward R. Garrison1868-1930American jockey
- Frank Fogarty1878-1925American vaudeville performer
- Hugh McLaughlin1827-1904American politician from New York
- Jack Burdock1852-1931American baseball player, manager
- James Sheridan1832-1893United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- Matthew T. Abruzzo1889-1971United States District Judge
- Matthew Vincent O'Malley1878-1931American politician
- Patrick Charles Keely1816-1896American architect
- Tom York1850-1936Major League Baseball player
- William Anderson1852-1908United States sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- Albert Weisbogel1844-1919United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
- Barth S. Cronin1858-1933American politician
- Daniel E. Finn Sr.1845-1910American politician in New York
- Frank Abbatemarco1899-1959
- Georgiana Marie Reynolds1854-1940Wife of Thomas Francis O'Malley
- James Carey1844-1913United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
- James V. Mangano1905-1988American politician
- John M. Falcone1967-2011American police officer
- Matthew T. Cronin1868-1931American mayor
- Michael J. Gillen1885-1942American politician in New York
- Ned Bligh1864-1892Major League Baseball player
- Thomas Francis O'Malley1854-1918(1854-1918) American post office inspector
- Timothy Donoghue1825-1908Medal of Honor recipient
- William Pelham1845-1933United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
- Angela M. Keyes1879-1936American children's book author and teacher
- Bernard Harley1842-1886US Navy Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- Clarence Van Courtlandt Van Deusen1860-1929
- Ellen A. O'Grady1865-1949First female Deputy Police Commissioner of New York City
- Emil Praeger1892-1973American architect
- Emma McKean1907-1992American illustrator
- Francis Martin1924-1997American distance runner
- Hugh Carey1840-1886Medal of Honor recipient
- Jeremiah Troy1845-1897United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- John Brosnan1846-1921Medal of Honor recipient
- John F. McIntyre1855-1927American lawyer and judge
- John Furey1836-1924
- John Rountry1843-1901
- Joseph F. Stedman1898-1946American priest and writer
- Joseph William Rankin1876-1963
- Mabel O'Malley1883-1926Wife of Emile James Ozanne
- Mary Anne McMullen Ford1841-1876American poet
- Michael Kearney1874-1937Private in the United States Marine Corps during the Spanish, American War, recipient of the Medal of Honor
- Stephen McKeever1853-1938American baseball executive
- William O'Meagher1829-1896(1829-1896) Irish-American coroner
- Benjamin Joseph Conroy1862-1927Treasurer of Abraham & Straus
- Edwin Hooper Denby1873-1957American architect
- Helen Irene McNamara1860-1942
- Maurice Hamonneau1890-1952French bookbinder, active in United States
- Patrick H. Shevlin1846-1922
- Ruth Noble1898-1968(30 Oct 1898 - certain 30 Oct 1968)
- Salvatore Ceonzo1887-1942
People whose Wikidata entry gives Holy Cross 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
40.64711, -73.93808
What Holy Cross 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
- Flatbush African Burial Ground2286 Church Avenue, Brooklyn, NYCemetery1.0 mi
- Canarsie Cemetery1370 Remsen Avenue, Brooklyn, NYCemetery1.9 mi
- Quaker CemeteryBrooklyn, NYQuaker cemetery2.0 mi
- Washington Cemetery5400 Bay Parkway, Brooklyn, NY · est. 1850Jewish cemetery2.8 mi
- Green - Wood CemeteryBrooklyn, NYCemetery2.8 mi
- The Evergreens CemeteryQueens, NYCemetery3.3 mi
- Most Holy Trinity CemeteryCentral Avenue, Queens, NYCatholic cemetery3.4 mi
- Knollwood Park CemeteryQueens, NYJewish cemetery3.7 mi
- Mount Judah CemeteryQueens, NYJewish cemetery3.8 mi
- Cypress Hills National Cemetery625 Jamaica Avenue, Brooklyn, NYNational cemetery4.0 mi
Funeral homes near Holy Cross Cemetery
- Frank J Barone Funeral Home0.4 miFuneral home · Brooklyn · (718) 629-2047
- Frantz Daniel Jean Funeral Services0.7 miFuneral home · New York · (718) 613-0228
- Cremation Services by Harmony Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Brooklyn · (347) 434-9625
- Funeral Home South Slope1.0 miFuneral home · Brooklyn · (917) 793-0782
- Armistead Burial And Cremation Service1.0 miCremation provider · Brooklyn · (718) 277-1402
- David Lane-Floyd Gilmore Funeral Services1.0 miFuneral home · Brooklyn · (718) 771-2800
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 Holy Cross Cemetery located?
Holy Cross Cemetery is at 3620 Tilden Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203 in Kings County. GPS coordinates: 40.64711, -73.93808.
Is Holy Cross 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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