With their first recorded burial in July of 1893, Cedar Grove Cemetery has a long record of serving the Flushing, Queens community in which it is located. Cedar Grove Cemetery is a non-sectarian cemetery, meaning that people of all different faiths are buried within the 35 acre property. The diversity of those buried within the cemetery is reflective of the diversity of the New York metropolitan area population, with African, South American, Armenian, Chinese, Indian, Latin, Russian, and people of many other races buried there.
Regulations
As a non-sectarian cemetery, Cedar Grove has graves that allow for 3 deep burials. They do not require a vault for burial.
Additionally, burying cremated remains in a grave site or private mausoleums is a common practice.
