About Trinity Cemetery
Trinity Cemetery is a christian cemetery near Woodmere, Nassau County, New York. The grounds sit at about 26 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 8 notable people buried here, including Charles A. Cheever, Elliott C. Cowdin and Will Lang, Jr.. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 967808. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Marys Cemetery, about 1.8 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Boulevard-Riverside Chapels in Hewlett, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 92 cemeteries we list in Nassau County, and 41 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, Woodmere. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Trinity Cemetery
Among them: 1 aviator or astronaut, 1 business leader, 1 inventor or engineer, 1 journalist.
- Charles A. Cheever1852-1900American inventor
- Elliott C. Cowdin1886-1933American WWI pilot
- Will Lang, Jr.1914-1968American journalist
- Aiyana Mo'Nay Stanley-Jones2002-2010Shot by police officers
- George Lattin1835-1909Son of Henry K. Lattin
- Peter B. Olney1843-1922American lawyer and politician
- Margaret Warren1898-1971American socialite
- Frederick Olds Bissell1902-1970American professor of English
People whose Wikidata entry gives Trinity 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
40.63510, -73.70624
What Trinity 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 Marys CemeteryLawrence, NYChristian cemetery1.8 mi
- Rockville CemeteryLynbrook, NY · est. 1799Cemetery3.0 mi
- Cornell Burial GroundLawrence, NYCemetery3.3 mi
- Saint Johns CemeteryElmont, NYChristian cemetery3.7 mi
- Montefiore CemeteryElmont, NYJewish cemetery4.0 mi
- Saint Boniface CemeteryElmont, NYCemetery4.1 mi
- Springfield CemeteryElmont, NYChristian cemetery4.2 mi
- Saint Pauls German Presbyterian Church CemeteryElmont, NY · est. 1870Presbyterian cemetery4.3 mi
- Beth David Cemetery300 Elmont Road, Elmont, NYJewish cemetery4.4 mi
- Elmont Cemetery300 Elmont Road, Elmont, NYJewish cemetery4.7 mi
Funeral homes near Trinity Cemetery
- Boulevard-Riverside Chapels0.7 miFuneral home · Hewlett · (516) 295-3100
- Moore Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · Valley Stream · (516) 825-0036
- Lieber Edward F Funeral Homes1.9 miFuneral home · Valley Stream · (516) 825-2900
- Perry Funeral Home Inc2.0 miFuneral home · Lynbrook · (516) 593-1111
- New York Atlantic Funeral Services2.0 miFuneral home · Lynbrook · (631) 732-0570
- Jeremiah C.Gaffney's Funeral Home Inc.2.3 miFuneral home · Inwood · (516) 239-9191
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
Is Trinity 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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