About Cedar Grove Cemetery
Cedar Grove Cemetery is a cemetery near Queens, Queens County, New York. It lies about 3.8 mi south of Queens. The grounds sit at about 59 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 8 notable people buried here, including Billy Bitzer, Eddie Leonard and Lemuel Moss. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 946106. The nearest funeral home we know of is Parkside Memorial Chapels in Forest Hills, about 1.3 mi away. It is one of 49 cemeteries we list in Queens County, and 94 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 Cedar Grove Cemetery
Among them: 2 actors, 2 musicians, 1 writer.
- Billy Bitzer1872-1944American cinematographer
- Eddie Leonard1870-1941American actor and composer
- Lemuel Moss1829-1904Indiana University president
- John Bieling1869-1948American singer
- Lewis R. Stegman1840-1923United States Union Army colonel
- Mabel Russelldied 1951American vaudeville actress
- Horace Dudley Peck1893-1977American missionary
- Nazaret Cherkezian1924-1996Television producer and telecommunications specialist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Cedar Grove 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
40.73565, -73.83124
What Cedar Grove 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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- Flushing Cemetery16306 46th Avenue, Queens, NYCemetery2.0 mi
- Remsen Family CemeteryQueens, NYFamily cemetery2.1 mi
- Brinckerhoff CemeteryQueens, NYCemetery2.3 mi
- Saint John Cemetery80-01 Metropolitan Avenue, Queens, NYCatholic cemetery2.3 mi
- Grace Episcopal ChurchyardQueens, NYEpiscopal cemetery2.7 mi
- Wyckoff Snediker Family CemeteryQueens, NYFamily cemetery2.9 mi
Funeral homes near Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Parkside Memorial Chapels1.3 miFuneral home · Forest Hills · (718) 896-9000
- Jeffer Funeral Homes1.3 miFuneral home · Flushing · (718) 793-3883
- Sinai Chapels1.3 miFuneral home · Forest Hills · (718) 445-0300
- Schwartz Brothers Jeffer Memorial Chapels1.3 miFuneral home · Forest Hills · (718) 263-7600
- Forest Park Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Forest Hills · (718) 263-0800
- Affordable Cremation Services of New York1.3 miCremation provider · Forest Hills · (718) 674-6361
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Cedar Grove Cemetery located?
Cedar Grove Cemetery is at 130-04 Horace Harding Expressway, Queens, NY 11367 in Queens County. GPS coordinates: 40.73565, -73.83124.
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