Northport Rural Cemetery in Northport, New York
About Northport Rural Cemetery
Northport Rural Cemetery is a cemetery in Northport, Suffolk County, New York. The grounds sit at about 95 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Ernö Rapée and Bernard C. Smith. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 958972. The nearest other listed cemetery is Old Northport Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Nolan Funeral Home in Northport, about 1.3 mi away. It is one of 216 cemeteries we list in Suffolk County, and 65 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Suffolk County dates to 1826. 10 of the 216 listings in Suffolk County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Northport Rural Cemetery
Among them: 1 musician.
- Ernö Rapée1891-1945American conductor and composer
- Bernard C. Smith1923-1993American politician in New York
People whose Wikidata entry gives Northport Rural 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
40.88665, -73.35219
What Northport Rural 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
- Old Northport CemeteryFort Salonga Road, Centerport, NYCemetery0.3 mi
- Saint Phillip Neri CemeteryEast Northport, NYChristian cemetery1.3 mi
- Genola Rural CemeteryEast Northport, NYCemetery1.4 mi
- Huntington Historic CemeteryNorthport, NYCemetery1.6 mi
- Scidmore CemeteryNorthport, NYCemetery2.3 mi
- Middleville Road CemeteryFort Salonga, NYCemetery2.3 mi
- Crabmeadow Burial GroundNorthport, NYCemetery2.3 mi
- Bethel A.M.E. Church CemeteryHuntington, NYMethodist cemetery3.5 mi
- Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church CemeteryHuntington, NYMethodist cemetery3.5 mi
- Burr CemeteryCommack, NYCemetery3.7 mi
Funeral homes near Northport Rural Cemetery
- Nolan Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Northport · (631) 754-2400
- Brueggemann Funeral Home of East Northport2.4 miFuneral home · East Northport · (631) 368-1235
- I.J. Morris Funerals3.7 miFuneral home · Dix Hills · (631) 499-6060
- M. A. Connell Funeral Home3.8 miFuneral home · Huntington Station · (631) 427-1123
- Sprung Monuments Huntington4.0 miMonument dealer · Huntington · (631) 425-1999
- A.L. Jacobsen Funeral Home, Inc.4.0 miFuneral home · Huntington Station · (631) 423-2185
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 Northport Rural Cemetery located?
Northport Rural Cemetery is at 23 Sandy Hollow Road, Northport, NY 11768 in Suffolk County. GPS coordinates: 40.88665, -73.35219.
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