About Saint Peters Cemetery
Saint Peters Cemetery is a catholic cemetery near Staten Island, Richmond County, New York. It lies about 4.4 mi south of Staten Island. The grounds sit at about 167 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 17 notable people buried here, including Robert Blake, Frankie Genaro and Timothy H. O'Sullivan. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 964138. The nearest other listed cemetery is Woodland Cemetery, about 0.8 mi to the east. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Forest North Funeral Chapel in Staten Island, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 37 cemeteries we list in Richmond County, and 92 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 6 of the 37 listings in Richmond County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Staten Island. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Saint Peters Cemetery
Among them: 3 US representatives, 2 artists, 2 baseball players, 2 Medal of Honor recipients, 1 actor, 1 boxer, 1 business leader, 1 Civil War veteran.
- Robert Blake1933-2023American actor
- Frankie Genaro1901-1966American boxer
- Timothy H. O'Sullivan1840-1882American photographer
- Anthony Varvaro1984-2022American baseball player
- John M. Murphy1926-2015American politician
- Vincent R. Capodanno1929-1967United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
- James A. O'Leary1889-1944American politician in New York
- James J. Murphy1898-1962American politician from New York
- Matty McIntyre1880-1920American baseball player
- Patrick Henry Jones1830-1900American politician
- Joseph F. Merrell1926-1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- August Benziger1867-1955Swiss-American portrait painter
Show all 17 notable burials
- Greg J. Buck1964-2001American firefighter (FDNY), first responder and victim of the September 11 attacks
- Stephen Siller1966-2001American firefighter (FDNY), first responder and victims of the September 11 attacks
- Absalom Peters1754-1840American Revolutionary War soldier
- Gertrude Audrey Barber1892-1974American genealogist
- Kevin John Cahill1936-2020Brother of the Society of St. Paul
People whose Wikidata entry gives Saint Peters 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 Saint Peters 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
- Woodland CemeteryStaten Island, NYCemetery0.8 mi
- Silver Lake CemeteryStaten Island, NYCemetery0.9 mi
- Silver Mount CemeteryStaten Island, NYCemetery0.9 mi
- Fairview CemeteryStaten Island, NYCemetery1.0 mi
- St. John's Lutheran Church CemeteryStaten Island, NYChristian cemetery1.1 mi
- Staten CemeteryStaten Island, NYCemetery1.2 mi
- Fountain CemeteryStaten Island, NYCemetery1.2 mi
- Snug Harbor Sailor's CemeteryStaten Island, NYCemetery1.2 mi
- Reformed Church on Staten Island CemeteryStaten Island, NYChristian cemetery1.6 mi
- Heart of Jesus CemeteryStaten Island, NYChristian cemetery1.6 mi
Funeral homes near Saint Peters Cemetery
- Forest North Funeral Chapel0.5 miFuneral chapel · Staten Island · (718) 448-6200
- Harmon Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Staten Island · (718) 442-5056
- Scamardella Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Staten Island · (718) 981-6622
- Casey Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Staten Island · (718) 447-4242
- Virginia Funeral Chapel0.8 miFuneral chapel · Staten Island · (718) 987-2828
- Stradford Home for Funerals & Cremations, Inc.1.0 miFuneral home · Staten Island
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 Saint Peters 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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