About Windham Cemetery
Windham Cemetery is a cemetery in Windham, Greene County, New York. The grounds sit at about 1,598 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Wassily Besekirsky. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2547560. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hensonville Cemetery, about 2.0 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Decker Funeral Home in Windham, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 107 cemeteries we list in Greene County, and 51 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Greene County dates to 1873. 6 of the 107 listings in Greene County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Windham Cemetery
- Wassily Besekirsky1880-1960Russian and American violinist and music educator
People whose Wikidata entry gives Windham 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
42.30972, -74.24455
What Windham 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
- Hensonville CemeteryDurham, NYChurch cemetery2.0 mi
- Union Society CemeteryDurham, NYCemetery2.2 mi
- North Settlement CemeteryDurham, NYCemetery2.6 mi
- Ashland CemeteryDurham, NYCemetery2.6 mi
- Peter Van Orden Rural CemeteryDurham, NYCemetery3.7 mi
- Maplecrest CemeteryDurham, NYCemetery3.7 mi
- Towner CemeteryDurham, NYCemetery3.9 mi
- Hull - Peck CemeteryDurham, NYCemetery4.0 mi
- Peck Family Cemetery1463 Goshen Street, Jewett, NYFamily cemetery4.0 mi
- Jewett Heights CemeteryDurham, NYCemetery4.5 mi
Funeral homes near Windham Cemetery
- Decker Funeral Home0.2 miFuneral home · Windham · (518) 734-3535
- Aston-Basagic Funeral Home7.2 miFuneral home · East Jewett
- Richards Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Cairo · (518) 622-9503
- A J Cunningham Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Greenville · (518) 966-8313
- E B Gormley Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Phoenicia · (845) 688-5500
- Miller Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Roxbury · (607) 326-7921
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
Where is Windham Cemetery located?
Windham Cemetery is at 5250 Route 23, Windham, NY 12496 in Greene County. GPS coordinates: 42.30972, -74.24455.
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