About Rapids Cemetery
Rapids Cemetery is a cemetery near Rochester, Monroe County, New York. It lies about 2.1 mi northeast of Rochester. The grounds sit at about 558 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Daniel Loomis. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2615283. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mount Hope Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the east. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Regency Funeral Chapel Inc in Rochester, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 112 cemeteries we list in Monroe County, and 56 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 4 of the 112 listings in Monroe County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Rochester. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Rapids Cemetery
- 3 Jan 1782 - 1 Mar 1864
People whose Wikidata entry gives Rapids 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
43.12950, -77.63920
What Rapids 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
- Mount Hope Cemetery1133 Mount Hope Avenue, Rochester, NYChurch cemetery1.0 mi
- Grove Place CemeteryGates-North Gates, NYCemetery3.8 mi
- Tinker CemeteryHenrietta, NYCemetery4.2 mi
- Brighton Cemetery75 Hoyt Place, Rochester, NYCemetery4.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial ParkHenrietta, NYMemorial park4.4 mi
- Maplewood CemeteryHenrietta, NYCemetery4.5 mi
- Whitaker CemeteryHenrietta, NYCemetery4.5 mi
- Saint Casimir's Polish Catholic CemeteryIrondequoit, NYCatholic cemetery4.9 mi
- Holy Ghost Cemetery217 Coldwater Road, Rochester, NYCatholic cemetery5.0 mi
- Kings Landing CemeteryIrondequoit, NYCemetery5.1 mi
Funeral homes near Rapids Cemetery
- Regency Funeral Chapel Inc0.6 miFuneral chapel · Rochester · (585) 235-1220
- Millard E. Latimer & Son Funeral Directors, Inc.0.9 miFuneral home · Rochester · (585) 328-2680
- Metropolitan Funeral Chapels, Inc.1.4 miFuneral home · Rochester · (585) 436-7730
- Jose L. Luciano Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · Rochester · (585) 474-7230
- Alvah Halloran & Son Funeral Home2.6 miFuneral home · Rochester · (585) 247-7590
- Curran John J Funeral Home2.7 miFuneral home · Rochester · (585) 473-3170
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