About Acacia Cemetery
Acacia Cemetery is a jewish cemetery near Queens, Queens County, New York. It lies about 0.9 mi east of Queens. The grounds sit at about 33 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Israel Cooper and Morris Milk. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 942133. The nearest other listed cemetery is Bayside Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is James Romanelli - Stephen Funeral Home in Ozone Park, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 49 cemeteries we list in Queens County, and 81 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 20 of the 49 listings in Queens County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Queens. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Acacia Cemetery
- Israel Cooper1840-1909Hazzan
- Morris Milk1860-1947Grandfather of Harvey Milk
People whose Wikidata entry gives Acacia 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
40.67772, -73.85359
What Acacia 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
- Bayside CemeteryQueens, NYJewish cemetery0.1 mi
- Mokom Sholom CemeteryQueens, NYJewish cemetery0.2 mi
- Southside Burial GroundQueens, NYCemetery0.7 mi
- Wyckoff Snediker Family CemeteryQueens, NYFamily cemetery1.3 mi
- Mount Hope CemeteryQueens, NYJewish cemetery1.3 mi
- Maimonides CemeteryQueens, NYJewish cemetery1.4 mi
- Salem Field Cemetery775 Jamaica Avenue, Queens, NYJewish cemetery1.5 mi
- B'nai Jeshurum and Shereth Israel Cemetery2 Cypress Hills Street, Queens, NYJewish cemetery1.6 mi
- Cypress Hills National Cemetery625 Jamaica Avenue, Brooklyn, NYNational cemetery1.6 mi
- Cypress Hills Cemetery833 Jamaica Avenue, Queens, NYCemetery1.8 mi
Funeral homes near Acacia Cemetery
- James Romanelli - Stephen Funeral Home0.4 miFuneral home · Ozone Park · (718) 845-5151
- James Romanelli Stephen Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Ozone Park · (718) 843-9268
- Grace Funeral Chapels0.7 miFuneral home · Brooklyn · (718) 235-8088
- Cassese Funeral Home Inc0.8 miFuneral home · Ozone Park · (718) 845-5970
- Francisco Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Ozone Park · (718) 847-4244
- Bergen Funeral Service0.9 miFuneral home · New York · (718) 738-7272
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
Is Acacia Cemetery a Jewish cemetery?
Our records list a Jewish 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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