About Wading River Cemetery
Wading River Cemetery is a cemetery near Wading River, Suffolk County, New York. The grounds sit at about 62 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Kevin Michael Williams. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 968626. The nearest other listed cemetery is Oliver's Hill Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Alexander Rothwell Funeral Home in Wading River, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 216 cemeteries we list in Suffolk County, and 24 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, Wading River. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Wading River Cemetery
- Kevin Michael Williams1977-2001Victim of the September 11th attacks
People whose Wikidata entry gives Wading River 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 Wading River 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
- Oliver's Hill CemeteryWading River, NYCemetery0.5 mi
- Calverton National Cemetery210 Princeton Boulevard, Calverton, NYNational cemetery2.2 mi
- Wells CemeteryCalverton, NYCemetery5.0 mi
- Noah Hallock CemeteryRocky Point, NYCemetery5.1 mi
- Baiting Hollow CemeteryBaiting Hollow, NYCemetery5.3 mi
- Methodist CemeteryManorville, NYMethodist cemetery6.0 mi
- Longwood CemeteryRidge, NYCemetery6.8 mi
- Brookfield Presbyterian Church CemeteryManorville, NYPresbyterian cemetery7.1 mi
- Brookfield CemeteryManorville, NYCemetery7.2 mi
- Robinson Family CemeteryManorville, NYFamily cemetery7.3 mi
Funeral homes near Wading River Cemetery
- Alexander Rothwell Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Wading River · (631) 929-4111
- Rocky Point Funeral Home4.3 miFuneral home · Brookhaven · (631) 744-9000
- Casimir Funeral Home - Miller Place6.4 miFuneral home · Miller Place · (631) 744-5100
- O.B. Davis Funeral Homes - Miller Place6.4 miFuneral home · Miller Place · (631) 744-1001
- Branch Funeral Home of Miller Place7.3 miFuneral home · Miller Place · (631) 744-9700
- Mangano Family Funeral Home Of Middle Island7.6 miFuneral home · Middle Island · (631) 345-6700
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