About Friends Cemetery
Friends Cemetery is a christian cemetery near Westbury, Nassau County, New York. It lies about 0.7 mi south of Westbury. The grounds sit at about 121 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2106033. The nearest other listed cemetery is Queen of Peace Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Donohue-Cecere Funeral Directors in Westbury, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 92 cemeteries we list in Nassau County, and 105 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, Westbury. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
40.76556, -73.58556
What Friends 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
- Queen of Peace CemeteryNew Cassel, NYChristian cemetery0.5 mi
- Holy Rood Cemetery111 Old Country Road, Westbury, NY · est. 1855Catholic cemetery1.0 mi
- Plain Lawn CemeteryHicksville, NYCemetery2.8 mi
- Clark Botanic GardenAlbertson, NYCemetery2.9 mi
- Quaker CemeteryJericho, NY · est. 1804Quaker cemetery3.3 mi
- Methodist CemeterySearingtown, NYMethodist cemetery3.6 mi
- Townsend CemeteryGreenvale, NY · est. 1790Cemetery3.6 mi
- Roslyn CemeteryGreenvale, NY · est. 1861Cemetery3.9 mi
- Hempstead Harbor Burying Ground124 Hillcrest Avenue, Roslyn, NYCemetery3.9 mi
- Locust CemeteryMuttontown, NY · est. 1816Cemetery4.4 mi
Funeral homes near Friends Cemetery
- Donohue-Cecere Funeral Directors0.4 miFuneral home · Westbury · (516) 333-0615
- Scheurer Monuments1.2 miMonument dealer · Westbury · (516) 333-0251
- Weigand Brothers Funeral Home3.0 miFuneral home · Williston Park · (516) 746-4484
- Cassidy Funeral Home, Inc.3.1 miFuneral home · Mineola · (516) 746-6222
- Thomas F. Dalton Funeral Home3.1 miFuneral home · Williston Park · (516) 354-0634
- Thomas F. Dalton Funeral Homes3.2 miFuneral home · Hicksville
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Frequently asked questions
Is Friends 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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