Locust Valley Cemetery in Locust Valley, New York
About Locust Valley Cemetery
Locust Valley Cemetery is a christian cemetery in Locust Valley, Nassau County, New York. It was established in 1800. The grounds sit at about 118 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 70 notable people buried here, including John Barry, Edward Reilly Stettinius, Jr. and Rocky Graziano. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2074780. The nearest other listed cemetery is Dodge-Weeks Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Dodge Thomas Funeral Home in Glen Cove, about 2.2 mi away. It is one of 92 cemeteries we list in Nassau County, and 89 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 Locust Valley Cemetery
Among them: 10 business leaders, 5 World War I veterans, 4 World War II veterans, 2 actors, 2 aviators and astronauts, 2 inventors and engineers, 2 writers, 1 football player.
- John Barry1933-2011British composer and conductor
- Edward Reilly Stettinius, Jr.1900-1949American diplomat, ran Lend Lease
- Rocky Graziano1919-1990American boxer
- John William Davis1873-1955American politician, presidential candidate
- Leroy Grumman1895-1982American aerospace engineer
- Whitey Ford1928-2020American baseball player
- Edith Bouvier Beale1917-2002Socialite
- Frank Nelson Doubleday1862-1934American businessman
- Charles Lawrance1882-1950American aeronautical engineer
- Mona von Bismarck1897-1983American socialite
- Charles A. Coffin1844-1926American businessman
- Edward Francis Hutton1875-1962American financier
Show all 70 notable burials
- Neltje Blanchan Doubleday1865-1918American botanist
- F. Trubee Davison1896-1974American politician and aviator
- Henry P. Davison1867-1922American banker and philanthropist
- Nelson Doubleday1889-1949American publisher
- Devereux Milburn1881-1942American polo player
- Elizabeth Harrison Walker1897-1955Daughter of 23rd U.S. President Benjamin Harrison
- Florence Bellows Baker1876-1936American philanthropist and horticulturist
- Patsy Pulitzer1928-2011American fashion model and philanthropist
- William Robertson Coe1869-1955Businessman, philanthropist, and racehorse owner/breeder
- Alexander Cushing1913-2006American lawyer, founder of Squaw Valley Ski Resort
- Arthur Vining Davis1867-1962American businessman
- Edward Reilly Stettinius, Sr.1865-1925American businessman
- Nelson Doubleday, Jr.1933-2015American publisher
- Paul Drennan Cravath1861-1940American lawyer
- William Dameron Guthrie1859-1935American lawyer
- Artemus Lamb Gates1895-1976(1895-1976) Under Secretary of the Navy
- Harrison Williams1873-1953American businessman
- Joseph Wright Harriman1867-1949American businessman
- Charles Steele1858-1939American lawyer and philanthropist
- Ellen Graham Bassel1869-1943Wife of John William Davis
- Miriam Harriman1894-1947American socialite
- Nancy Gordon Steele1895-1955Wife of Devereux Milburn
- Oliver Iselin1887-1963American textile executive
- Paul Pennoyer Jr.1920-2010Lawyer and United States Navy officer
- Paul Pennoyer Sr.1890-1971Lawyer, Diplomat, and United States Army officer
- William Chapman Potter1874-1957American banker and businessman
- Abby Marion Deering1867-1906Heiress
- Alan Harriman1898-19281888-1928
- Albrecht von Bismarck1903-19701903-1970
- Alice Trubee Davison1899-1983
- Ann Gordon French1866-1932
- Augusta Barney1871-1939
- Boykin Cabell Wright1891-1956American lawyer and army officer
- Charles Henschel Thieriot Jr.1914-2000American flight instructor, horse breeder and art collector
- Cynthia Brooks Howe1923-2004
- Dorothy Hyde1890-1949
- Eleanor Hoffman Rodewald1890-197713 Sep 1890 - 7 Jun 1977
- Ellen George McCarter1898-19789 May 1898 - 2 Apr 1978
- Eugene H. Pool1874-1949American surgeon
- George Bullock1862-1932Peerage person ID=8801;
- Gladys Mildred Munn Amory Pulitzer1893-1938
- Grace T. Howe1838-1920US-American literary survey respondent
- Harry Cooke Cushing1895-1960
- Herbert Pulitzer1896-19571897 -
- Jane Coates1900-1987
- Janet Holabird Eckstein1872-1969
- John Balfour Clark1897-1982
- Kitty Lanier Lawrance1893-1936(died 1936)
- Laura Fendall Merryman1870-1938
- Lilias Juanita Knott1934-2022
- Lillian Livingston Remsen1900-1971
- Louise Auchincloss1914-1974Socialite; Aide to Nelson Rockefeller
- Philip Albright Small Franklin1898-1946
- Priscilla Cotton Howe1927-1977
- Richard Flint Howe1863-1943Businessman
- Samuel A. Welldon1882-1962American banker
- Ward Cheney1899-1963Socialite, President of Cheney Brothers Silk
- William Deering Howe1900-1948
People whose Wikidata entry gives Locust Valley 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
40.88357, -73.58799
What Locust Valley 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
- Dodge-Weeks CemeteryLattingtown, NYCemetery0.5 mi
- Tilley CemeteryLocust Valley, NY · est. 1775Cemetery0.7 mi
- Frost CemeteryLattingtown, NY · est. 1719Cemetery0.9 mi
- Underhill CemeteryMill Neck, NY · est. 1672Cemetery0.9 mi
- Matinecock Friends Meeting House CemeteryLocust Valley, NY · est. 1726Quaker cemetery1.2 mi
- Pratt CemeteryLattingtown, NYCemetery1.4 mi
- Townsend CemeteryGlen Cove, NYCemetery1.8 mi
- Bayville CemeteryBayville, NY · est. 1812Cemetery1.9 mi
- Calvary African Methodist Episcopal Church CemeteryLocust Valley, NY · est. 1870Methodist cemetery1.9 mi
- Woolsey CemeteryGlen Cove, NY · est. 1728Cemetery2.3 mi
Funeral homes near Locust Valley Cemetery
- Dodge Thomas Funeral Home2.2 miFuneral home · Glen Cove · (516) 676-1180
- Mclaughlin Kramer Megiel Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · Glen Cove · (516) 676-8600
- Oyster Bay Funeral Home3.2 miFuneral home · Oyster Bay · (516) 922-7442
- Francis P. DeVine Funeral Home, Inc3.2 miFuneral home · Oyster Bay · (516) 922-6700
- Whitting Funeral Home3.7 miFuneral home · Glen Head · (516) 671-0807
- Beney Funeral Home5.9 miFuneral home · Syosset · (516) 921-2888
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 Locust Valley Cemetery located?
Locust Valley Cemetery is at 117 Ryefield Road, Locust Valley, NY 11560 in Nassau County. GPS coordinates: 40.88357, -73.58799.
Is Locust Valley Cemetery a Christian cemetery?
Our records list a Christian 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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