About Saint Johns Cemetery
Saint Johns Cemetery is a cemetery near Yonkers, Westchester County, New York. It lies about 1.1 mi southwest of Yonkers. The grounds sit at about 144 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Florence Roberts, Henry Martyn Baird and Lewis Morrison. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 963599. The nearest other listed cemetery is Oakland Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Duchynski-Cherko Funeral Home in Yonkers, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 116 cemeteries we list in Westchester County, and 69 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 7 of the 116 listings in Westchester County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Yonkers. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Saint Johns Cemetery
Among them: 2 actors, 2 writers, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 Mexican-American War veteran.
- Florence Roberts1871-1927American stage actress
- Henry Martyn Baird1832-1906American historian
- Lewis Morrison1844-1906American actor
- William Hays1819-1875Union army general
- Harriette A. Keyser1841-1936American social worker, writer
- Charles Wolf Miller1847-1909American Banker and Investor
People whose Wikidata entry gives Saint Johns 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 Saint Johns 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
- Oakland Cemetery2 Saw Mill River Road, Yonkers, NYCemetery0.1 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryYonkers, NYCemetery1.7 mi
- Sherwood Park CemeteryMount Vernon, NYCemetery2.2 mi
- Saint Joseph CemeteryHastings-on-Hudson, NYCemetery2.4 mi
- Bronxville CemeteryBronxville, NYCemetery2.6 mi
- Van Cortlandt Family VaultYonkers, NYCemetery3.2 mi
- Village Lutheran Church Johnson ColumbariumBronxville, NYLutheran cemetery3.2 mi
- Mount Hope CemeteryJackson Avenue & Saw Mill River Road, Hastings-on-Hudson, NYCemetery3.5 mi
- Enslaved African and Kingsbridge Burial GroundsYonkers, NYCemetery3.6 mi
- Woodlawn CemeteryThe Bronx, NYCemetery3.6 mi
Funeral homes near Saint Johns Cemetery
- Duchynski-Cherko Funeral Home0.4 miFuneral home · Yonkers · (914) 963-6121
- Yonkers Funeral Service, Inc.0.4 miFuneral home · Yonkers · (914) 963-6133
- Whalen & Ball Funeral Home0.5 miFuneral home · Yonkers · (914) 965-5488
- Beth Aaron Chapel0.6 miFuneral home · Yonkers · (914) 966-0050
- Yonkers Funeral Home - Bryn Mawr Chapels, Inc.0.6 miFuneral home · Yonkers · (914) 965-0033
- City Funeral Service0.6 miFuneral home · Yonkers · (914) 963-4499
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