About Wellwood Cemetery
Wellwood Cemetery is a jewish cemetery in West Babylon, Suffolk County, New York. The grounds sit at about 69 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 8 notable people buried here, including Ethel Rosenberg, Leopold Tyrmand and Leo Frederick Rayfiel. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 969055. The nearest other listed cemetery is Beth Moses Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the northwest. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Long Island Cremation Co Inc in West Babylon, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 216 cemeteries we list in Suffolk County, and 61 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.
Notable people buried at Wellwood Cemetery
Among them: 2 actors, 1 artist, 1 business leader, 1 journalist, 1 musician, 1 US representative, 1 writer.
- Ethel Rosenberg1915-1953American woman executed for spying for the Soviet Union
- Leopold Tyrmand1920-1985Polish writer and journalist
- Leo Frederick Rayfiel1888-1978American politician
- Stanley Brock1931-1991American actor
- Moses Kunitz1887-1978Russian-American biochemist
- Ossip Garber1889-1951(1889-1951) Ukrainian-American photographer
- Jean Gordon Stern1904-1985American publisher
- Maxine Postal1942-2004American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Wellwood 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
40.73935, -73.38679
What Wellwood 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
- Beth Moses Cemetery1500 North Wellwood Avenue, West Babylon, NYJewish cemetery0.1 mi
- Cemetery of the ResurrectionEast Farmingdale, NYCemetery0.7 mi
- Pinelawn Memorial Park and Garden MausoleumsEast Farmingdale, NYMemorial park0.8 mi
- Saint John's Catholic CemeteryNorth Lindenhurst, NYCatholic cemetery0.8 mi
- Pinelawn Memorial ParkEast Farmingdale, NYMemorial park0.8 mi
- New Montefiore Cemetery1180 Wellwood Avenue, West Babylon, NYJewish cemetery0.8 mi
- Saint Charles CemeteryEast Farmingdale, NYCatholic cemetery1.1 mi
- Pinelawn CemeteryEast Farmingdale, NYCemetery1.1 mi
- Long Island National Cemetery2040 Wellwood Avenue, Farmingdale, NYNational cemetery1.3 mi
- Mount Ararat Cemetery1165 Route 109, Lindenhurst, NYJewish cemetery1.6 mi
Funeral homes near Wellwood Cemetery
- Long Island Cremation Co Inc0.5 miCremation provider · West Babylon · (631) 293-6664
- Artistic Memorials0.7 miMonument dealer · West Babylon · (516) 753-9491
- Fox Memorials0.7 miMonument dealer · West Babylon · (631) 490-5986
- Eden Memorial Jewish Funeral Home and Chapel New York0.8 miFuneral home · West Babylon · (631) 612-6206
- Star of David Memorial Chapels Inc0.8 miFuneral home · West Babylon · (631) 454-9600
- Eternal Memorials0.8 miMonument dealer · West Babylon · (631) 755-1200
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Wellwood Cemetery located?
Wellwood Cemetery is at 1400 North Wellwood Avenue, West Babylon, NY 11704 in Suffolk County. GPS coordinates: 40.73935, -73.38679.
Is Wellwood Cemetery a Jewish cemetery?
Our records list a Jewish 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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