About Gethsemane Cemetery
Gethsemane Cemetery is a cemetery near Congers, Rockland County, New York. It lies about 1.5 mi west of Congers. The grounds sit at about 200 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: J. P. McEvoy. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 951048. The nearest other listed cemetery is Sparta Cemetery, about 3.0 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Michael J. Higgins Funeral Service in Congers, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 31 cemeteries we list in Rockland County, and 47 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Rockland County dates to 1811.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Congers. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Gethsemane Cemetery
Among them: 1 musician, 1 writer.
- J. P. McEvoy1897-1958American writer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Gethsemane 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
41.14731, -73.91708
What Gethsemane 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
- Sparta CemeteryOssining, NYCemetery3.0 mi
- Centenary CemeteryHaverstraw, NYCemetery3.2 mi
- Oak Hill CemeteryNyack, NYCemetery3.6 mi
- Dale CemeteryOssining, NYCemetery3.7 mi
- Garrison Kendall Youman Burial GroundNew City, NYCemetery3.7 mi
- Nyack Rural CemeteryNyack, NYCemetery3.9 mi
- Saint Augustines CemeteryOssining, NYCemetery4.1 mi
- Mount Moor Cemetery5 Cemetery Lane, West Nyack, NYCemetery4.1 mi
- Rockefeller Family CemeterySleepy Hollow, NYFamily cemetery4.3 mi
- Baum CemeteryHaverstraw, NYCemetery4.4 mi
Funeral homes near Gethsemane Cemetery
- Michael J. Higgins Funeral Service0.8 miFuneral home · Congers · (845) 268-6665
- DFS Memorials LLC - Head Office2.0 miMonument dealer · Valley Cottage · (646) 374-4212
- Andre F Baker Funeral Home Ltd2.7 miFuneral home · Ossining · (914) 997-6900
- Leach & Thomas Funeral Home2.8 miFuneral home · Ossining · (914) 941-0840
- Waterbury & Kelly Funeral Home3.0 miFuneral home · Ossining · (914) 941-0840
- Dorsey Funeral Home, Inc.3.1 miFuneral home · Ossining · (914) 941-0167
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