About Pelham Cemetery
Pelham Cemetery is a cemetery near The Bronx, Bronx County, New York. It lies about 4.3 mi west of The Bronx. The grounds sit at about 16 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: André Galerne. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 960110. The nearest other listed cemetery is Potters Field, about 0.8 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Balsamo Funeral Home in New York, about 2.4 mi away. It is one of 12 cemeteries we list in Bronx County, and 80 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 3 of the 12 listings in Bronx County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, The Bronx. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Pelham Cemetery
Among them: 1 World War II veteran.
- André Galerne1926-2008French underwater diver
People whose Wikidata entry gives Pelham 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
40.84926, -73.78430
What Pelham 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
- Potters FieldKings Point, NYCemetery0.8 mi
- Potters FieldManorhaven, NYCemetery1.0 mi
- Old Saint Raymond's CemeteryThe Bronx, NYCemetery2.8 mi
- Saint Raymond Cemetery2600 Lafayette Avenue, Bronx, NYCatholic cemetery3.1 mi
- Sands Family CemeterySands Point, NY · est. 1704Family cemetery3.2 mi
- Saint Peter's CemeteryThe Bronx, NYCemetery3.2 mi
- Blessed Sacrament CemeteryNew Rochelle, NYCemetery3.3 mi
- All Saints CemeteryKings Point, NYCemetery3.7 mi
- Saint Pauls Protestant Episcopal CemeteryPelham Manor, NYEpiscopal cemetery3.7 mi
- Holy Sepulchre CemeteryPelham, NYCatholic cemetery3.8 mi
Funeral homes near Pelham Cemetery
- Balsamo Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · New York · (718) 597-8380
- McNulty Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · New York · (718) 892-1299
- Schuyler Hill Funeral Home2.5 miFuneral home · Bronx · (718) 792-0270
- Sisto Funeral Home, Inc.2.5 miFuneral home · Bronx · (718) 892-2102
- St Raymond Monuments2.9 miMonument dealer · Bronx · (718) 863-4166
- John Dormi and Sons Funeral Home3.5 miFuneral home · Bronx · (929) 673-2015
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