About East DeKalb Cemetery
East DeKalb Cemetery is a cemetery near Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York. It lies about 10 mi northeast of Canton. The grounds sit at about 472 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Thomas M. Wells. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 976271. The nearest other listed cemetery is Old DeKalb Cemetery, about 2.6 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Allen-Denesha Funeral Home in De Kalb Junction, about 1.9 mi away. It is one of 154 cemeteries we list in St. Lawrence County, and 18 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in St. Lawrence County dates to 1810.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Canton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at East DeKalb Cemetery
Among them: 1 Civil War veteran, 1 Medal of Honor recipient.
- Thomas M. Wells1841-1901Recipient of the Medal of Honor
People whose Wikidata entry gives East DeKalb 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
44.48505, -75.30215
What East DeKalb 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 DeKalb CemeteryCanton, NYCemetery2.6 mi
- Saint Henrys CemeteryCanton, NYCemetery2.7 mi
- West Hermon CemeteryCanton, NYCemetery3.0 mi
- Union CemeteryCanton, NYCemetery3.5 mi
- Kendrew CemeteryCanton, NYCemetery4.8 mi
- Jerusalem CemeteryCanton, NYCemetery5.1 mi
- Maple Grove CemeteryGouverneur, NYCemetery6.0 mi
- Wayside CemeteryGouverneur, NYCemetery6.9 mi
- Rensselaer Falls CemeteryCanton, NYCemetery7.1 mi
- East Road CemeteryOgdensburg, NYCemetery7.1 mi
Funeral homes near East DeKalb Cemetery
- Allen-Denesha Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · De Kalb Junction · (315) 347-2122
- Green Funeral Home3.7 miFuneral home · Hermon · (315) 347-2455
- O'Leary Funeral Services9.0 miFuneral home · Canton · (315) 386-8528
- Lawrence Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Canton · (315) 386-8513
- Frary Funeral Home & Cremation Services (Formerly Green Funeral Home)13 miFuneral home · Gouverneur · (315) 287-1330
- French Funeral Home, Inc.13 miFuneral home · Gouverneur · (315) 287-2810
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