0
documented records
≈ 32k–64k
approx. capacity (graves)
1.59 km²
cemetery area · 392.3 acres
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx opened in 1863 and covers about 400 acres. More than 300,000 people are interred there, and it is a National Historic Landmark. It received many human remains disinterred from cemeteries in more densely populated parts of New York City, including graves from the Rutgers Street church.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 40.890489° N, 73.872508° W Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Fordham University Cemetery 3.2 km away · New York City
- Sisters of Charity Cemetery 3.9 km away · Yonkers
- Saint Paul Protestant Episcopal Cemetery 3.9 km away · Mount Vernon
- Sherwood Park Cemetery 4.1 km away · Yonkers
- West Farms Soldiers Cemetery 5.2 km away · The Bronx
- Oakland Cemetery 5.5 km away · Yonkers
- Saint Johns Cemetery 5.7 km away · Yonkers
- Bronxville Cemetery 6.0 km away · Bronxville
- Saint Peter's Graveyard 6.3 km away · The Bronx
- Beechwoods Cemetery 6.5 km away · New Rochelle
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How big is Woodlawn Cemetery?
Woodlawn Cemetery covers about 159 hectares (392 acres), a little smaller than Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn. It is the 6th largest of the 4,596 cemeteries we list in New York.