Montefiore Cemetery in Elmont, New York

Montefiore Cemetery is a jewish cemetery near Elmont, Queens County, New York. It lies about 1.8 mi northeast of Elmont. The grounds sit at about 33 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 47 notable people buried here, including Jesse Douglas, Barnett Newman and Menachem Mendel Schneerson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 957547. The nearest other listed cemetery is Springfield Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Tyler Funeral Home Inc in New York, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 49 cemeteries we list in Queens County, and 74 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 20 of the 49 listings in Queens County have a phone number or website on record.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Elmont. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 3 artists, 3 musicians, 3 writers, 2 actors, 2 journalists, 2 scientists, 1 baseball player, 1 boxer.

• Jesse Douglas1897-1965
  American mathematician
• Barnett Newman1905-1970
  American painter
• Menachem Mendel Schneerson1902-1994
  Russian-American Orthodox Jewish rabbi
• Alexander Granach1890-1945
  German-Austrian actor
• Morris Kline1908-1992
  American mathematician, teacher and author
• Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn1880-1950
  Russian orthodox rabbi
• Herb Edelman1933-1996
  American actor
• Herman Bernstein1876-1935
  American journalist, poet, novelist, playwright, translator, Jewish activist, and diplomat
• Chaya Mushka Schneerson1901-1988
  Wife of the rebbe
• Sholom Secunda1894-1974
  American composer
• Jacob Shapiro1899-1947
  American mob boss
• Leib Groner1931-2020
  American rabbi

People whose Wikidata entry gives Montefiore 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.

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.

• Springfield Cemetery

  Elmont, NY
  Christian cemetery

  0.3 mi
• Saint Johns Cemetery

  Elmont, NY
  Christian cemetery

  1.0 mi
• Saint Boniface Cemetery

  Elmont, NY
  Cemetery

  1.5 mi
• Saint Pauls German Presbyterian Church Cemetery

  Elmont, NY · est. 1870
  Presbyterian cemetery

  1.6 mi
• Pauper Burial Ground (historical)

  Bellerose Terrace, NY
  Cemetery

  1.7 mi
• Elmont Cemetery

  300 Elmont Road, Elmont, NY
  Jewish cemetery

  2.0 mi
• Beth David Cemetery

  300 Elmont Road, Elmont, NY
  Jewish cemetery

  2.2 mi
• Maimonides - Elmont Cemetery

  90 Elmont Road, Elmont, NY
  Jewish cemetery

  2.2 mi
• Methodist Cemetery

  Queens, NY
  Methodist cemetery

  2.9 mi
• Saint Monica's Cemetery

  Queens, NY
  Catholic cemetery

  3.0 mi

• Tyler Funeral Home Inc

  Funeral home · New York · (718) 723-9023
  0.8 mi
• Roy L Gilmore's Funeral Home

  Funeral home · New York · (718) 529-3030
  1.1 mi
• E.l. George Funeral Services Inc.

  Funeral home · Elmont · (516) 285-0080
  1.2 mi
• O'Reilly Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Rosedale · (718) 528-6969
  1.2 mi
• O'brien-Sheipe Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Hempstead · (516) 285-5856
  1.4 mi
• J. Foster Phillips Funeral Home

  Funeral home · New York · (718) 526-5656
  1.4 mi

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