Rockville Cemetery in Lynbrook, New York
Also known as Rockville Cemetery and Bristol and Mexico Monument
About Rockville Cemetery
Rockville Cemetery is a cemetery near Lynbrook, Nassau County, New York. It lies about 0.8 mi southwest of Lynbrook. It was established in 1799. It carries a heritage listing (NRHP 15000801). The grounds sit at about 23 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Reverend Gary Davis. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 962764. The nearest other listed cemetery is Trinity Cemetery, about 3.0 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Thomas A. Glynn & Son Funeral Home in Rockville Centre, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 92 cemeteries we list in Nassau County, and 42 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, Lynbrook. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Rockville Cemetery
Among them: 1 musician.
- Reverend Gary Davis1896-1972American blues and gospel singer and guitarist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Rockville 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
40.65954, -73.65878
What Rockville 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.
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Funeral homes near Rockville Cemetery
- Thomas A. Glynn & Son Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Rockville Centre · (516) 766-4700
- Flinch and Bruns Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Lynbrook · (516) 786-3609
- Macken Mortuary, Inc. - Rockville Centre0.7 miMortuary · Rockville Centre · (516) 766-3300
- Donza Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · East Rockaway · (516) 593-2521
- New York Atlantic Funeral Services1.0 miFuneral home · Lynbrook · (631) 732-0570
- Perry Funeral Home Inc1.0 miFuneral home · Lynbrook · (516) 593-1111
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