Calverton National Cemetery in Calverton, New York
About Calverton National Cemetery
Calverton National Cemetery is a national cemetery in Calverton, Suffolk County, New York. The grounds sit at about 92 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 57 notable people buried here, including Jo Jones, Albert Paulsen and George Perle. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2076075. The nearest other listed cemetery is Wading River Cemetery, about 2.2 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Alexander Rothwell Funeral Home in Wading River, about 1.9 mi away. It is one of 216 cemeteries we list in Suffolk County, and 34 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Suffolk County dates to 1826. 10 of the 216 listings in Suffolk County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Calverton National Cemetery
Among them: 12 musicians, 11 actors, 10 World War II veterans, 6 Korean War veterans, 5 artists, 5 writers, 4 baseball players, 3 aviators and astronauts.
- Jo Jones1911-1985American jazz drummer
- Albert Paulsen1925-2004Ecuadorian-American film and television actor
- George Perle1915-2009American composer
- Grady Tate1932-2017American jazz musician
- Michael P. Murphy1976-2005Naval Special Warfare Operator US Navy SEAL
- Carmine Caridi1934-2019American actor
- Otis Barton1899-1992American deep-sea diver, inventor, and actor
- Dewey Redman1931-2006American saxophonist
- Gabby Gabreski1919-2002American flying ace
- Steve Daskewisz1944-2018American actor
- David Peel1942-2017American musician and songwriter
- Tony Williams1928-1992American singer
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- Eddie Egan1930-1995American police detective and actor
- Harold Ashby1925-2003American musician
- Hilde Heltberg1959-2011Norwegian singer, guitarist and songwriter
- Walter Bishop Jr.1927-1998American jazz pianist and recording artist
- Leonard Jackson1928-2013Actor
- Walter Perkins1932-2004American drummer
- Basil A. Paterson1926-2014American politician
- Dorothy Frooks1896-1997American author, publisher, military figure and actress
- Art Pinajian1914-1999Writer
- Isaac Woodard1919-19921919-1992 American soldier, blinded by South Carolina police in 1946 as a form of racial abuse
- Hubert Julian1897-1983American aviation pioneer
- Giorgina Reid1908-2001American textile designer, photographer, and inventor
- Larry Banks1931-1992American musician
- Lobo Nocho1919-1997American jazz musician and painter
- William N. Oatis1914-1997American correspondent detained 1951-1953 by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia
- Andrew Hatcher1923-1990White House Press secretary
- Arnie Portocarrero1931-1986American baseball player
- Bob Skarda1925-1994American basketball player
- Coley Wallace1927-2005American actor and boxer
- Ed Vega1936-2008American writer
- Grover Froese1916-1982American baseball umpire
- Hank Behrman1921-1987American baseball player
- Julius Freeman1927-2016American aviator (1927-2016); Tuskegee Airman
- Martin Garner1927-2001American film and television actor
- Sidney A. von Luther1925-1985American politician in New York
- Albert Ernest Blaschke1900-1984American seaman
- Amos M. Gailliard Jr.1928-2014United States Army officer
- David Naleski1952-2026American Navy Veteran
- Irène Kalebdjian1910-2006
- Jim McDermott1910-2009Coach
- Joseph J. Zuccala1946-2001Victim of the September 11th attacks
- Luis Tiant, Sr.1906-1976Baseball player
- Nick Karas1931-2013American writer
- Thomas Gannon1925-1997American football player and coach
- Charles Abramson1945-1988American visual artist
- Curtis Powell1935-2002American scientist
- Edward A. Ritter1921-2010Artist; fighter pilot with squadron VF-18 during WW II; creator of cartoons "Snipo"
- Jesse Dilson1914-1988American author and translator
- Lex Monson1926-2004American actor
- Nathaniel Prioleau1923-1991U.S. Army service member, 370th Infantry Battalion Honor Guard
- Paul Joseph Langone1932-1985United States Army soldier, father of Peter Langone and Thomas "Tommy" Langone
- Samuel M. Tucker1905-1980United States Navy rear admiral
- Sheila Langone1932-2017Mother of Peter Langone and Thomas "Tommy" Langone
- Sonny Jim Gaines1927-2006American actor
- Walter H. Dabney1908-2003U.S. Army colonel
People whose Wikidata entry gives Calverton National 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
40.93193, -72.81517
What Calverton National 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
- Wading River CemeteryWading River, NYCemetery2.2 mi
- Oliver's Hill CemeteryWading River, NYCemetery2.6 mi
- Wells CemeteryCalverton, NYCemetery2.8 mi
- Methodist CemeteryManorville, NYMethodist cemetery4.1 mi
- Baiting Hollow CemeteryBaiting Hollow, NYCemetery4.2 mi
- Robinson Family CemeteryManorville, NYFamily cemetery5.2 mi
- Brookfield Presbyterian Church CemeteryManorville, NYPresbyterian cemetery5.3 mi
- Brookfield CemeteryManorville, NYCemetery5.4 mi
- Wines Private GraveyardManorville, NYCemetery5.7 mi
- Longwood CemeteryRidge, NYCemetery6.4 mi
Funeral homes near Calverton National Cemetery
- Alexander Rothwell Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · Wading River · (631) 929-4111
- Rocky Point Funeral Home5.8 miFuneral home · Brookhaven · (631) 744-9000
- McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home7.4 miFuneral home · Riverhead · (631) 727-3388
- Mangano Family Funeral Home Of Middle Island7.9 miFuneral home · Middle Island · (631) 345-6700
- Casimir Funeral Home - Miller Place7.9 miFuneral home · Miller Place · (631) 744-5100
- O.B. Davis Funeral Homes - Miller Place7.9 miFuneral home · Miller Place · (631) 744-1001
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 Calverton National Cemetery located?
Calverton National Cemetery is at 210 Princeton Boulevard, Calverton, NY 11933 in Suffolk County. GPS coordinates: 40.93193, -72.81517.
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