About Sacred Hearts Cemetery
Sacred Hearts Cemetery is a christian cemetery near Tuckahoe, Suffolk County, New York. The grounds sit at about 59 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 19 notable people buried here, including Gary Cooper, Frank Shields and Peter Beard. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 963201. The nearest other listed cemetery is Southampton Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Brockett Funeral Home Inc in Southampton, about 1.3 mi away. It is one of 216 cemeteries we list in Suffolk County, and 26 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Suffolk County dates to 1826. 10 of the 216 listings in Suffolk County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Tuckahoe. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Sacred Hearts Cemetery
Among them: 5 actors, 3 writers, 2 artists, 1 journalist, 1 musician, 1 physician, 1 US representative, 1 World War II veteran.
- Gary Cooper1901-1961American actor
- Frank Shields1909-1975American tennis player and actor
- Peter Beard1938-2020American photographer and writer
- Byron Janis1928-2024American musician
- Jack Norton1882-1958American film actor
- Francesco Scavullo1921-2004American photographer
- Veronica Cooper1913-2000American actress
- James C. Healey1909-1981American politician
- Dennis Smith1940-2022American firefighter and writer
- Michael P. Warchola1950-2001American firefighter (FDNY), first responder and victim of the September 11 attacks
- Peter Hadhazy1944-2006American football executive
- Claire McGinnis1929-2015
Show all 19 notable burials
- Elizabeth R. Rend1881-1953
- Estelle O'Brien1892-1972
- John Converse1909-1981American plastic surgeon
- Paul Vincent Shields1889-1962American business executive
- Ruth Hill1879-1959Peerage person ID=175236
- Veronica Gibbons1892-1958
- William M. Agar1894-1972American geologist, educator, and author
People whose Wikidata entry gives Sacred Hearts 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 Sacred Hearts 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
- Southampton CemeteryTuckahoe, NYCemetery0.1 mi
- North End CemeterySouthampton, NYCemetery0.9 mi
- Old Southampton CemeterySouthampton, NYCemetery1.5 mi
- North Sea Burial GroundNorth Sea, NYCemetery2.1 mi
- Flying Point CemeterySouthampton, NYCemetery2.4 mi
- Shinnecock Indian CemeteryShinnecock Hills, NYCemetery2.6 mi
- Water Mill CemeteryWater Mill, NYCemetery2.8 mi
- Hay Ground CemeteryWater Mill, NYCemetery4.4 mi
- Mecox CemeteryWater Mill, NYCemetery5.0 mi
- Bridgehampton CemeteryBridgehampton, NYCemetery5.9 mi
Funeral homes near Sacred Hearts Cemetery
- Brockett Funeral Home Inc1.3 miFuneral home · Southampton · (631) 283-0822
- O'connell Rothwell Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Southampton · (631) 283-0098
- R J O'Shea Funeral Home Inc6.1 miFuneral home · Hampton Bays · (631) 728-3131
- J Ronald Scott Funeral Home Inc6.3 miFuneral home · Hampton Bays · (631) 728-3660
- Yardley and Pino Funeral Home9.1 miFuneral home · Sag Harbor · (631) 725-0251
- Coster-Heppner Funeral Home9.3 miFuneral home · Cutchogue · (631) 734-7720
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 Sacred Hearts Cemetery a Christian cemetery?
Our records list a Christian 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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