About Saint John Cemetery
Saint John Cemetery is a catholic cemetery near Queens, Queens County, New York. It lies about 2.8 mi southeast of Queens. The grounds sit at about 85 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 75 notable people buried here, including Lucky Luciane, Mario Cuomo and John Gotti. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 963596. The nearest other listed cemetery is Remsen Family Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Michaels Funeral Home Inc in Middle Village, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 49 cemeteries we list in Queens County, and 92 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 Saint John Cemetery
Among them: 9 US representatives, 4 actors, 4 baseball players, 4 musicians, 4 writers, 3 business leaders, 3 Medal of Honor recipients, 1 artist.
- Lucky Luciane1897-1962Italian American mobster
- Mario Cuomo1932-2015Governor of New York from 1983 to 1994
- John Gotti1940-2002American crime boss
- Geraldine Ferraro1935-2011American politician
- Robert Mapplethorpe1946-1989American photographer
- Carlo Gambino1902-1976American mobster
- Al Lettieri1928-1975American actor
- Vito Genovese1897-1969Italian-born American mobster
- Salvatore Maranzano1886-1931Organized crime figure from the town of Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily
- Emile Ardolino1943-1993U.S. American film director, choreographer, and producer
- Joe Profaci1897-1962Italian mobster
- Joseph Colombo1923-1978Boss of the Colombo Crime Family
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- Carmine Infantino1925-2013American comic book artist
- Carmine Galante1910-1979American Mafia boss
- Flip Phillips1915-2001American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player
- James Edward Barton1890-1962American actor
- Jimmy Breslin1928-2017American journalist and author
- Roy DeMeo1940-1983American Mafia hitman
- Aniello Dellacroce1914-1985American mobster
- Charles Atlas1892-1972American bodybuilder
- John Franzese1917-2020Italian-American mobster
- Marty Napoleon1921-2015American pianist
- Paul Vario1914-1988American mobster
- Salvatore D'Aquila1873-1928American mobster
- John Francis Hylan1868-1936American politician
- Alfred Mineo1880-1930American mobster
- Harry Maione1908-1942American mobster
- John Joseph Fitzgerald1872-1952American politician (1872-1952) from New York
- Frank Abbandando1910-1942American contract killer and gangster
- L. Gary Clemente1908-1968American politician
- Philip Rastelli1918-1991American mobster
- William F. Brunner1887-1965American politician
- David J. O'Connell1868-1930American politician
- Frank Tieri1904-1981American mobster
- John Quayle1868-1930American politician
- Johnny Dio1914-1979American mobster
- Joseph Lawrence Pfeifer1892-1974American politician
- Joseph Patrick Addabbo1925-1986American politician
- James F. Sundah1955-2026Indonesian songwriter
- Jimmy Ring1895-1965American baseball player
- Victor Anfuso1905-1966American politician
- Carmine Fatico1910-1991American mobster
- James Augustine Higgins1887-1962(1887-1962) American politician
- Joe Lake1881-1950Major League Baseball pitcher
- Louis Willett1945-1967United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Wilfred Johnson1935-1988American mobster
- Charles Albert Webber, Sr.1860-1937American lawyer
- Chief Roseman1856-1938Major League Baseball player
- Patrick Reid1875-1924United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
- Vannie Higgins1897-1932American mobster
- Anthony Bucalos1880-1954New York State Tax Commission
- Carmine Lombardozzi1913-1992American mobster
- Charles Raffa1904-1988Italian American businessman
- Christina Donovan Flannery1975-2001American sales associate (1975-2001), victim of the September 11 attacks
- David Marc Sullins1971-2001American emergency medical technician (1971-2001), first responder and victim of the September 11 attacks
- Dusty DeStefano1917-1982American basketball and baseball coach
- Edward B. Shallow1862-1927American educator
- George E. Wibecan Jr.1865-1946American social leader
- Harry J. Donaghy1892-1949American vocalist
- Harry Van Arsdale, Jr.1905-1986American trade unionist
- Helen Giuliani1909-2002
- James Napoli1911-1992American mobster
- Kevin J. Pfeifer1959-2001American firefighter of FDNY (1959-2001), first responder and victim of the September 11 attacks
- Michael T. Weinberg1967-2001American firefighter (FDNY), first responder and victim of the September 11 attacks
- Nazzareno Formosa1901-1937
- Patrick J. Waters1956-2001American firefighter of FDNY (1956-2001), first responder and victim of the September 11 attacks
- Thomas Anthony Casoria1972-2001American firefighter (FDNY), first responder and victim of the September 11 attacks
- Vincent S. Morello1967-2001American firefighter (FDNY), first responder and victim of the September 11 attacks
- William H. Morin1869-1935United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
- Charles J. Kemmer1876-1927American police officer of NYPD
- Dominic C. Mauro1917-1944Sergeant, United States Army; fallen operative in Ginny Mission II
- Ellen O'Mara1949-2004American actress
- Frank Ross Jr.1914-1998American author
- George E. Wibecan Sr.1832-1912American fruit merchant
- Joseph A. Bill1874-1960American businessman and New York alderman
People whose Wikidata entry gives Saint John 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
40.71509, -73.86658
What Saint John 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
- Remsen Family CemeteryQueens, NYFamily cemetery0.5 mi
- Mount Lebanon Cemetery7800 Myrtle Avenue, Queens, NYJewish cemetery1.1 mi
- Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery67-29 Metropolitan Avenue, Middle Village, NYLutheran cemetery1.3 mi
- Cypress Hills Cemetery833 Jamaica Avenue, Queens, NYCemetery1.4 mi
- Wyckoff Snediker Family CemeteryQueens, NYFamily cemetery1.6 mi
- Mount Olivet CemeteryQueens, NYChurch cemetery1.6 mi
- Mount Neboh Cemetery82-07 Cypress Hills Street, Queens, NYJewish cemetery1.6 mi
- Mount Carmel CemeteryQueens, NYJewish cemetery1.6 mi
- Mount Hope CemeteryQueens, NYJewish cemetery1.6 mi
- Maimonides CemeteryQueens, NYJewish cemetery1.6 mi
Funeral homes near Saint John Cemetery
- Davydov Monuments0.2 miMonument dealer · Middle Village · (718) 275-2000
- Fasolino-Auricchio Monuments0.3 miMonument dealer · Middle Village · (718) 326-1282
- Michaels Funeral Home Inc0.4 miFuneral home · Middle Village · (718) 894-5500
- Hillebrand Funeral Homes, Inc.0.6 miFuneral home · Rego Park · (718) 639-5511
- Lewis Monument Co0.9 miMonument dealer · New York · (718) 821-1775
- Glascott Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Flushing · (718) 268-4466
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 Saint John Cemetery located?
Saint John Cemetery is at 80-01 Metropolitan Avenue, Queens, NY 11379 in Queens County. GPS coordinates: 40.71509, -73.86658.
Is Saint John Cemetery a Catholic cemetery?
Our records list a Catholic 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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