Cedar Grove Cemetery is a nonsectarian cemetery in Flushing, Queens, New York. The cemetery occupies the former Spring Hill estate of colonial governor Cadwallader Colden.
History It was established in 1893 and is still in operation.Carolee Inskeep (1998), The Graveyard Shift: A Family Historian's Guide to New York City Cemeteries, Ancestry Publishing, When Union Cemetery in Brooklyn closed in 1897, more than 20,000 bodies were disinterred and transferred to Cedar Grove Cemetery.Rhona Amon, The Cemetery Belt, Newsday website, accessed February 20, 2009 As of 2025, Cedar Grove Cemetery reports over 36,000 burials.
Mount Hebron Cemetery was established in 1903 as the Jewish section of Cedar Grove Cemetery and is the burial site of several prominent participants in Yiddish theater.Jeff Gottlieb, Queens Jewish Heritage Trail , Published by Queens Jewish Historical Society, Spring 2007
Cedar Grove was a filming location for cemetery scenes in the 1968 film, Bye Bye Braverman.Bye Bye Braverman – Technical Details , Theiapolis.com (accessed February 21, 2009) Notable burials August Claessens (1885–1954), Socialist politician, who served in the New York State AssemblyThe Political Graveyard website , accessed February 20, 2009 Sabrina Grigorian (1956–1986), Italian-born Armenian actress. Eddie Leonard (1870–1941), American vaudeville performer one British Commonwealth war grave, of a Gunner of the Bermuda Artillery Militia of World War I. CWGC casualty record.
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External links
Cedar Grove Cemetery website