About Vanderbilt Cemetery
Vanderbilt Cemetery is a cemetery near Staten Island, Richmond County, New York. It lies about 2.0 mi southwest of Staten Island. It carries a heritage listing (NRHP 100006780). The grounds sit at about 285 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 25 notable people buried here, including Gloria Vanderbilt, William Henry Vanderbilt and Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt I. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 968450. The nearest other listed cemetery is Moravian Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hanley Funeral Home Inc in New York, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 37 cemeteries we list in Richmond County, and 81 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 Vanderbilt Cemetery
Among them: 10 business leaders, 2 World War II veterans, 2 writers, 1 actor, 1 artist, 1 journalist, 1 World War I veteran.
- Gloria Vanderbilt1924-2019American businesswoman, fashion designer, socialite and writer
- William Henry Vanderbilt1821-1885American businessman and philanthropist
- Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt I1877-1915American businessman
- Cornelius Vanderbilt II1843-1899United States businessman
- William Kissam Vanderbilt I1849-1920American railroad manager and horse breeder
- George Washington Vanderbilt1862-1914American art collector
- Cornelius Vanderbilt IV1898-1974American newspaper publisher
- Emily Thorn Vanderbilt1852-1946American socialite
- William Kissam Vanderbilt II1878-1944American racing driver
- Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt II1912-1999American racehorse owner and breeder
- Alice Claypoole Gwynne1845-1934Vanderbilt family member
- Anne Harriman Vanderbilt1861-1940American heiress and socialite
Show all 25 notable burials
- David Hennen Morris1872-1944American diplomat
- Elliott Shepard1876-1927American racing driver
- William Douglas Sloane1844-1915American businessman
- Louise Vanderbilt1854-1926Heiress
- William Jay Schieffelin1866-1955American businessman and philanthropist
- Maria Louisa Kissam Vanderbilt1821-1896
- Phebe Hand1767-1854Peerage person ID=170594
- Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt1868-18731869 - 1874 (5 years)
- Edith Shepard Fabbri1872-19541872-1954 New York City NY Collector
- Maria Louisa Shepard1870-1948American heiress and philanthropist
- Peerage person ID=468622
- Rosamond Lancaster Warburton1897-1947
- William Kissam Vanderbilt III1907-1933
People whose Wikidata entry gives Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt 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
- Moravian CemeteryStaten Island, NYCemetery0.4 mi
- Fairview CemeteryStaten Island, NYCemetery1.7 mi
- Rezeau-Van Pelt CemeteryStaten Island, NYCemetery1.7 mi
- A Cemetery for All God's CreaturesStaten Island, NYChristian cemetery1.7 mi
- Mount Richmond CemeteryStaten Island, NYJewish cemetery1.8 mi
- Frederick Douglass Memorial ParkStaten Island, NYMemorial park1.8 mi
- United Hebrew CemeteryStaten Island, NYJewish cemetery1.9 mi
- Ocean View CemeteryStaten Island, NYCemetery2.0 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryStaten Island, NYChristian cemetery2.1 mi
- Washington CemeteryStaten Island, NYCemetery2.4 mi
Funeral homes near Vanderbilt Cemetery
- Hanley Funeral Home Inc0.9 miFuneral home · New York · (718) 351-1800
- Virginia Funeral Chapel1.5 miFuneral chapel · Staten Island · (718) 987-2828
- Colonial Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · Staten Island · (718) 351-5858
- Virginia Funeral Chapel1.7 miFuneral chapel · Staten Island · (718) 987-2828
- Casey Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Staten Island · (718) 447-4242
- Matthew Funeral Home Inc2.1 miFuneral home · Staten Island · (718) 761-5544
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
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