About Saint Columbus Cemetery
Saint Columbus Cemetery is a catholic cemetery near Chester, Orange County, New York. It lies about 1.6 mi southwest of Chester. The grounds sit at about 472 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 963449. The nearest other listed cemetery is Greycourt Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Flynn Funeral Home in Chester, about 2.1 mi away. It is one of 114 cemeteries we list in Orange County, and 42 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Orange County dates to 1861. 1 of the 114 listings in Orange County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Chester. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
41.37648, -74.24765
What Saint Columbus 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
- Greycourt CemeteryChester, NYCemetery0.3 mi
- Norton CemeteryChester, NYCemetery1.3 mi
- Coleman CemeteryChester, NYCemetery1.7 mi
- Heard CemeterySouth Blooming Grove, NYCemetery1.9 mi
- Jackson Community CemeteryChester, NYCemetery2.1 mi
- Chester CemeteryChester, NYCemetery2.2 mi
- Roe CemeteryChester, NYCemetery2.9 mi
- Sears CemeteryWashingtonville, NYCemetery3.0 mi
- Orange County Veterans Memorial CemeteryGoshen, NYVeterans cemetery3.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial CemeteryGoshen, NYVeterans cemetery3.2 mi
Funeral homes near Saint Columbus Cemetery
- Flynn Funeral Home2.1 miFuneral home · Chester
- Flynn Funeral & Cremation Memorial Centers, Inc.2.1 miCremation provider · Chester · (845) 469-2525
- Donovan Funeral Home4.2 miFuneral home · Goshen · (845) 294-6422
- Flynn Funeral & Cremation Memorial Centers, Inc.4.7 miCremation provider · Monroe · (845) 783-1811
- Oxford Hills Crematory Inc4.7 miCremation provider · Monroe · (845) 783-7722
- The Cremation Center, Llc4.7 miCremation provider · Monroe · (845) 783-6656
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Frequently asked questions
Is Saint Columbus 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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