About Greenfield Cemetery
Greenfield Cemetery is a cemetery near Uniondale, Nassau County, New York. It lies about 0.9 mi northeast of Uniondale. The grounds sit at about 52 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 21 notable people buried here, including Walter Hudson, Daniel Fawcett Tiemann and Aud Brindley. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 951742. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint George's Episcopal Churdyard, about 1.5 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hartnett Funeral Home in Uniondale, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 92 cemeteries we list in Nassau County, and 50 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Nassau County dates to 1658. 7 of the 92 listings in Nassau County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Uniondale. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Greenfield Cemetery
Among them: 3 physicians, 3 writers, 2 musicians, 1 actor, 1 basketball player, 1 boxer, 1 journalist, 1 Pulitzer Prize winner.
- Walter Hudson1944-1991American obese man
- Daniel Fawcett Tiemann1805-1899American politician
- Aud Brindley1923-1958American basketball player
- Patrick Day1992-2019American boxer
- John A. Searing1805-1876American politician
- Samuel M. Hammond1870-1934American football coach, physician
- Timothy Wright1947-2009American singer
- Alfred M. Wood1825-1895Politician and Union Army officer
- John Joseph O'Neill1889-1953American journalist
- Menus Bedell1883-1965American cyclist
- Edwin C. Carman1867-1939American physician
- Eva Stella Rogers1860-1917(1860-1917) wife of John Merwin Oldrin
Show all 21 notable burials
- French Strother1883-1933American author and personal secretary to US President Herbert Hoover; 1883-1933
- George Morton Levy1888-1977American lawyer and harness racing promoter
- John Bedell1880-1950American track cyclist
- Rosemary Alice Sartoris1880-1914Grand-daughter of Ulysses S. Grant
- Leslie McLeod1902-1981Playwright, actor, director, and vocalist
- Mary Lanman Douw Ferris1855-1932American writer
- Paul C. Koeber1879-1950American postcard publisher
- Philip Jacob Arcularius Harper1824-1896American publisher
- Samuel T. King1857-1940New York-based physician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Greenfield 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 Greenfield 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
- Saint George's Episcopal ChurdyardHempstead, NYEpiscopal cemetery1.5 mi
- Rockville CemeteryLynbrook, NY · est. 1799Cemetery3.5 mi
- Holy Rood Cemetery111 Old Country Road, Westbury, NY · est. 1855Catholic cemetery4.4 mi
- Oakfield CemeteryWantagh, NYCemetery4.4 mi
- Bideawee Pet Memorial ParkWantagh, NYPet cemetery4.8 mi
- Jackson CemeteryNorth Wantagh, NYCemetery5.1 mi
- Jackson Historical CemeteryNorth Wantagh, NYCemetery5.1 mi
- Jerusalem Friends CemeteryNorth Wantagh, NYCemetery5.2 mi
- Beth David Cemetery300 Elmont Road, Elmont, NYJewish cemetery5.2 mi
- Friends CemeteryWestbury, NYChristian cemetery5.3 mi
Funeral homes near Greenfield Cemetery
- S & S Memorials0.3 miMonument dealer · Shirley · (516) 481-6850
- Hartnett Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Uniondale · (516) 483-9288
- Carl C Burnett Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Hempstead · (516) 489-4492
- I.J. Morris Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Hempstead · (718) 263-7600
- Jewish Memorial Chapel Of Long Island1.3 miFuneral chapel · Hempstead · (516) 486-1060
- John N Moore Funeral Home Inc1.3 miFuneral home · Roosevelt · (516) 378-0292
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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