Roslyn Cemetery in Greenvale, New York

Roslyn Cemetery is a cemetery near Greenvale, Nassau County, New York. It was established in 1861. It carries a heritage listing (NRHP 91001534). The grounds sit at about 217 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 17 notable people buried here, including Frances Hodgson Burnett, William Cullen Bryant and Christopher Morley. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 962930. The nearest other listed cemetery is Townsend Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Roslyn Heights Funeral Home in Roslyn Heights, about 1.7 mi away. It is one of 92 cemeteries we list in Nassau County, and 91 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.

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

Among them: 4 writers, 3 journalists, 1 actor, 1 artist, 1 business leader, 1 musician, 1 US representative.

• Frances Hodgson Burnett1849-1924
  English-American playwright and author
• William Cullen Bryant1794-1878
  American romantic poet and journalist
• Christopher Morley1890-1957
  American journalist, novelist, essayist and poet
• Bessie Abott1878-1919
  Opera singer
• Parke Godwin1816-1904
  United States journalist
• Stephen Taber1821-1886
  American politician
• Charles Waldo Haskins1852-1903
  American accountant
• Andrew Daragan1902-1987
  American sculptor
• Janice Ann Winblad1935-1996
  Victim of drunk driver
• Kelvin Keech1895-1977
  American radio announcer and performer
• Charles Albert Stevens1865-1901
  Millionaire heir
• Frances Fairchild Bryant1797-1866
  27 Mar 1797 - certain 27 Jul 1866

People whose Wikidata entry gives Roslyn 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.

• Townsend Cemetery

  Greenvale, NY · est. 1790
  Cemetery

  0.7 mi
• Hempstead Harbor Burying Ground

  124 Hillcrest Avenue, Roslyn, NY
  Cemetery

  0.9 mi
• Townsend Cemetery

  Glen Head, NY · est. 1800
  Cemetery

  2.2 mi
• Flower Hill Cemetery Historical Site

  Flower Hill, NY
  Cemetery

  2.3 mi
• East Hillside Cemetery

  Glen Head, NY · est. 1721
  Cemetery

  2.4 mi
• Kirby-Mott Cemetery

  Sea Cliff, NY · est. 1794
  Cemetery

  2.4 mi
• Clark Botanic Garden

  Albertson, NY
  Cemetery

  2.6 mi
• Carpenter Cemetery

  Sea Cliff, NY · est. 1855
  Cemetery

  2.6 mi
• Methodist Cemetery

  Searingtown, NY
  Methodist cemetery

  2.9 mi
• Nassau Knolls Cemetery

  Port Washington, NY
  Cemetery

  2.9 mi

• Roslyn Heights Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Roslyn Heights · (516) 621-4545
  1.7 mi
• North Shore Chapel & Graveside Services

  Funeral home · Roslyn Heights · (516) 621-8832
  1.7 mi
• Whitting Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Glen Head · (516) 671-0807
  2.5 mi
• Fairchild Sons Funeral Chapel

  Funeral chapel · Manhasset · (516) 627-2000
  3.1 mi
• Weigand Brothers Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Williston Park · (516) 746-4484
  3.6 mi
• Mclaughlin Kramer Megiel Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Glen Cove · (516) 676-8600
  3.6 mi

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