About Old Gravesend Cemetery
Old Gravesend Cemetery is a cemetery near Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. It lies about 4.0 mi north of Brooklyn. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Rutgert Van Brunt. The nearest other listed cemetery is Washington Cemetery, about 1.7 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Funeral Arrangements Brooklyn in Brooklyn, about 0.1 mi away. It is one of 15 cemeteries we list in Kings County, and 76 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 Old Gravesend Cemetery
Among them: 1 Revolutionary War veteran.
- Rutgert Van Brunt1733-1812(1733-1812) member of the Provincial Congress
People whose Wikidata entry gives Old Gravesend 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
40.59467, -73.97463
What Old Gravesend 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
- Washington Cemetery5400 Bay Parkway, Brooklyn, NY · est. 1850Jewish cemetery1.7 mi
- Old New Utrecht CemeteryBrooklyn, NYCemetery2.0 mi
- Flatbush African Burial Ground2286 Church Avenue, Brooklyn, NYCemetery4.0 mi
- Green - Wood CemeteryBrooklyn, NYCemetery4.1 mi
- Holy Cross Cemetery3620 Tilden Avenue, Brooklyn, NYCatholic cemetery4.1 mi
- Quaker CemeteryBrooklyn, NYQuaker cemetery4.5 mi
- Canarsie Cemetery1370 Remsen Avenue, Brooklyn, NYCemetery4.7 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryStaten Island, NYChristian cemetery5.6 mi
- Silver Mount CemeteryStaten Island, NYCemetery6.6 mi
- Silver Lake CemeteryStaten Island, NYCemetery6.7 mi
Funeral homes near Old Gravesend Cemetery
- Funeral Arrangements Brooklyn0.1 miFuneral home · Brooklyn · (347) 757-4887
- Russian Funeral Home ( Похоронный Дом )0.2 miFuneral home · Brooklyn · (347) 758-4122
- Direct Cremation Services Brooklyn Ny - Big Apple Funeral Services Inc0.2 miFuneral home · Brooklyn · (718) 755-0400
- Sabatino Funeral Home0.2 miFuneral home · Brooklyn · (718) 449-3610
- Andrew Torregrossa & Sons Inc. Funeral Homes0.2 miFuneral home · Brooklyn · (718) 449-1300
- Cusimano & Russo Funeral Home0.3 miFuneral home · Brooklyn · (718) 372-1348
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