About Nassau Knolls Cemetery
Nassau Knolls Cemetery is a cemetery near Port Washington, Nassau County, New York. It lies about 0.8 mi west of Port Washington. The grounds sit at about 121 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 16 notable people buried here, including Phyllis Povah, A. Bruce Bielaski and Hazel Dawn. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 958282. The nearest other listed cemetery is Monfort Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the north. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Fairchild Sons Funeral Chapel in Manhasset, about 2.0 mi away. It is one of 92 cemeteries we list in Nassau County, and 101 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, Port Washington. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Nassau Knolls Cemetery
Among them: 3 actors, 1 aviator or astronaut, 1 inventor or engineer, 1 writer.
- Phyllis Povah1893-1975American actress
- A. Bruce Bielaski1883-1964American lawyer and government official
- Hazel Dawn1890-1988American actress
- Gina Mastrogiacomo1961-2001American actress
- Alexander Stewart Webb1870-1948American banker
- Jack Curley1876-1937American sports promoter
- William Harris Stahl1908-1969American historian
- Charles Vachris1939-2014American civil engineer and politician
- Hartford N. Gunn Jr.1926-1986Founding president of PBS
- Elizabeth Walter Trump1904-1961Aunt of Donald Trump
- Walter Uhl1903-1984American builder and real estate developer
- Amelia Dodson Benson1882-19791882
Show all 16 notable burials
- Cora Bennett Hoffman1879-1962American aviator and author
- Henry Alphonse Alker1886-1951Bank President
- Henry Edward Drayton1903-1980
- Jennifer Levin1968-1986
People whose Wikidata entry gives Nassau Knolls 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 Nassau Knolls 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
- Monfort CemeteryBaxter Estates, NY · est. 1737Christian cemetery0.6 mi
- Flower Hill Cemetery Historical SiteFlower Hill, NYCemetery0.9 mi
- Free Church CemeteryBaxter Estates, NYChristian cemetery1.4 mi
- Cornwall CemeteryPort Washington North, NYCemetery1.9 mi
- Manhasset Friends Meeting House CemeteryManhasset, NY · est. 1730Quaker cemetery2.1 mi
- Kirby-Mott CemeterySea Cliff, NY · est. 1794Cemetery2.1 mi
- Christ Church CemeteryManhasset, NYChurch cemetery2.1 mi
- Hempstead Harbor Burying Ground124 Hillcrest Avenue, Roslyn, NYCemetery2.6 mi
- Carpenter CemeterySea Cliff, NY · est. 1855Cemetery2.7 mi
- All Saints CemeteryKings Point, NYCemetery2.7 mi
Funeral homes near Nassau Knolls Cemetery
- Fairchild Sons Funeral Chapel2.0 miFuneral chapel · Manhasset · (516) 627-2000
- Roslyn Heights Funeral Home2.8 miFuneral home · Roslyn Heights · (516) 621-4545
- North Shore Chapel & Graveside Services2.8 miFuneral home · Roslyn Heights · (516) 621-8832
- Whitting Funeral Home3.0 miFuneral home · Glen Head · (516) 671-0807
- Riverside-nassau North Chapels3.2 miFuneral home · Great Neck · (516) 487-9600
- Sinai Chapels3.2 miFuneral home · Great Neck · (516) 487-9769
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