About Bard College Cemetery
Bard College Cemetery is a cemetery near Tivoli, Dutchess County, New York. It lies about 2.5 mi north of Tivoli. The grounds sit at about 203 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Philip Roth and Alfred Morton Githens. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2776805. The nearest other listed cemetery is Ward Manor Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Burnett and White Funeral Home in Red Hook, about 2.5 mi away. It is one of 123 cemeteries we list in Dutchess County, and 51 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Dutchess County dates to 1840. 2 of the 123 listings in Dutchess County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Tivoli. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Bard College Cemetery
Among them: 1 architect, 1 Pulitzer Prize winner, 1 writer.
- Philip Roth1933-2018American novelist
- Alfred Morton Githens1876-1973American architect
People whose Wikidata entry gives Bard College 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
42.02305, -73.90520
What Bard College 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
- Ward Manor CemeteryTivoli, NYCemetery0.9 mi
- Saint Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery1114 Barrytown Road, Barrytown, NYEpiscopal cemetery1.4 mi
- Sacred Heart CemeteryRed Hook, NYCemetery2.0 mi
- Methodist Episcopal Cemetery23 Cherry Street, Red Hook, NY · est. 1840Methodist cemetery2.5 mi
- Red Hook Methodist Burial GroundRed Hook, NYMethodist cemetery2.5 mi
- Saint Paul's Lutheran CemeteryRed Hook, NYLutheran cemetery2.6 mi
- Saint Paul's Church CemeteryTivoli, NYChurch cemetery2.8 mi
- St. Sylvia Roman Catholic CemeteryTivoli, NYCatholic cemetery2.9 mi
- Red Church CemeteryTivoli, NYChurch cemetery3.0 mi
- Saint John's Reformed Church Cemetery126 Old Post Road North, Red Hook, NYChristian cemetery3.2 mi
Funeral homes near Bard College Cemetery
- Burnett and White Funeral Home2.5 miFuneral home · Red Hook · (845) 758-5042
- Kol-Rocklea Memorials2.7 miMonument dealer · Red Hook · (845) 758-6977
- Buono Funeral Service4.4 miFuneral home · Saugerties · (845) 246-2600
- Seamon-Wilsey Funeral Home4.6 miFuneral home · Saugerties · (845) 246-5111
- Burnett & White Funeral Home6.6 miFuneral home · Rhinebeck · (845) 876-3193
- Dapson Chestney Funeral Home6.7 miFuneral home · Rhinebeck · (845) 876-6000
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