About Maimonides - Elmont Cemetery
Maimonides - Elmont Cemetery is a jewish cemetery in Elmont, Nassau County, New York. The grounds sit at about 59 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Albert B. Rossdale. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 956281. The nearest other listed cemetery is Elmont Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Zhonghua Yuan Funeral Home in Hempstead, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 92 cemeteries we list in Nassau County, and 71 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Nassau County dates to 1658. 7 of the 92 listings in Nassau County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Maimonides - Elmont Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative.
- Albert B. Rossdale1878-1968American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Maimonides - Elmont 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
40.70406, -73.70788
What Maimonides - Elmont 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
- Elmont Cemetery300 Elmont Road, Elmont, NYJewish cemetery0.2 mi
- Beth David Cemetery300 Elmont Road, Elmont, NYJewish cemetery0.4 mi
- Saint Pauls German Presbyterian Church CemeteryElmont, NY · est. 1870Presbyterian cemetery0.6 mi
- Saint Boniface CemeteryElmont, NYCemetery0.8 mi
- Saint Johns CemeteryElmont, NYChristian cemetery1.4 mi
- Pauper Burial Ground (historical)Bellerose Terrace, NYCemetery1.7 mi
- Montefiore CemeteryElmont, NYJewish cemetery2.2 mi
- Springfield CemeteryElmont, NYChristian cemetery2.4 mi
- Johnson Burial GroundBellerose Terrace, NYCemetery3.1 mi
- Rockville CemeteryLynbrook, NY · est. 1799Cemetery4.0 mi
Funeral homes near Maimonides - Elmont Cemetery
- Sprung Monuments0.3 miMonument dealer · Elmont · (516) 352-1311
- Zhonghua Yuan Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Hempstead · (516) 437-2100
- Elmont Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Elmont
- O'brien-Sheipe Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Hempstead · (516) 285-5856
- E.l. George Funeral Services Inc.1.1 miFuneral home · Elmont · (516) 285-0080
- Thomas F. Dalton Funeral Home - Floral Park1.4 miFuneral home · Floral Park · (516) 354-0634
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 Maimonides - Elmont Cemetery located?
Maimonides - Elmont Cemetery is at 90 Elmont Road, Elmont, NY 11003 in Nassau County. GPS coordinates: 40.70406, -73.70788.
Is Maimonides - Elmont Cemetery a Jewish cemetery?
Our records list a Jewish 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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