About Rock Ridge Cemetery
Rock Ridge Cemetery is a cemetery near Monticello, Sullivan County, New York. It lies about 1.1 mi west of Monticello. The grounds sit at about 1,378 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Archibald C. Niven, William L. Thornton and Sarah Havens Harlow. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 962730. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Peters Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the northeast. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Zygmunt-murtie Funeral And Cremation Service in Monticello, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 82 cemeteries we list in Sullivan County, and 23 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Sullivan County dates to 1804.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Monticello. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Rock Ridge Cemetery
Among them: 1 scientist, 1 US representative.
- Archibald C. Niven1803-1882American politician
- William L. Thornton1844-1915New York politician and judge
- Sarah Havens Harlow1867-1952American botanist and botanical collector
People whose Wikidata entry gives Rock Ridge 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
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What Rock Ridge 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
- Saint Peters CemeteryMonticello, NYCemetery0.2 mi
- Saint John Street CemeteryMonticello, NYCemetery0.9 mi
- Workman Circle #281 CemeteryRock Hill, NYCemetery3.8 mi
- Jewish General Aid CemeteryMonticello, NYJewish cemetery3.9 mi
- Town of Fallsburg Historical CemeterySouth Fallsburg, NYCemetery4.0 mi
- Luna org. CemetaryRock Hill, NYCemetery4.0 mi
- Brookside CemeteryMonticello, NYCemetery5.4 mi
- Mongaup Valley CemeteryMonticello, NYCemetery5.8 mi
- Lynch Hillside Cemetery (Hebrew Congegation of Mountaindale)Rock Hill, NYJewish cemetery6.9 mi
- Hillside CemeteryRock Hill, NYCemetery6.9 mi
Funeral homes near Rock Ridge Cemetery
- Zygmunt-murtie Funeral And Cremation Service0.8 miCremation provider · Monticello · (845) 977-6127
- Joseph N Garlick Funeral Home - Jewish Funeral Directors0.8 miFuneral home · Monticello · (845) 794-7474
- VanInwegen-Kenny, Inc. Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Monticello · (845) 794-4141
- Colonial Family of Funeral Homes - Woodbourne8.4 miFuneral home · Woodbourne · (845) 434-7363
- Ramsay's Funeral Homes Inc11 miFuneral home · Liberty · (845) 292-7160
- Harris Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Liberty · (845) 292-0001
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