Oakland Cemetery, Yonkers

Name: Oakland Cemetery
Address: 2 Woodycrest Ave, Yonkers, United States

#22 among attractions in Yonkers

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Oakland Cemetery is located at 2 Saw Mill River Road in Yonkers, New York, next to St. John's Cemetery. It was incorporated in 1875 and named Oakland Cemetery. In time graves from the Civil War filled the cemetery, as did those of other settlers of Yonkers who died. ()

Coordinates: 40°56'19"N, 73°52'48"W

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2 Woodycrest AveGetty SquareYonkers United States

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Oakland Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Immaculate Conception St. Mary's Church, Tibbetts Brook Park, Hudson River Museum, Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site.

1.1 miSW
Church
Immaculate Conception St. Mary's Church, Yonkers
29 min walk • The Church of the Immaculate Conception, commonly known as Immaculate Conception St. Mary's Church, or simply St. Mary's Church, is a Catholic parish and church located in Yonkers, New York. It is the oldest Catholic parish in Yonkers.
0.8 miS
Park
Tibbetts Brook Park, Yonkers
22 min walk • Tibbetts Brook Park is a 161-acre park located in the Lincoln Park section of Yonkers in Westchester County, New York. Opened in 1927, it was one of the first developed parks in Westchester County and currently serves residents with activities that include swimming, hiking, sports, nature watching and fishing.
1.4 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Hudson River Museum, Yonkers
35 min walk • The Hudson River Museum, located in Trevor Park in Yonkers, New York, is the largest museum in Westchester County. The Yonkers Museum, founded in 1919 at City Hall, became the Hudson River Museum in 1948.
1 miW
Historical place, History museum, Art museum
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site, Yonkers
27 min walk • Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site is a historic house museum located in the Getty Square neighborhood of Yonkers, New York. Originally the family seat of Philipse Manor, it is Westchester County's second oldest standing building after the Timothy Knapp House.
0.6 miW
Church, Neo-renaissance architecture
Ethan Flagg House-Blessed Sacrament Monastery, Yonkers
17 min walk • Ethan Flagg House-Blessed Sacrament Monastery is a historic home and monastery located at Yonkers, Westchester County, New York. It was built in 1855, with additions made in 1922 and in 1954. The house is a two-story, five-bay wide brick building on a rock faced, random ashlar base in the Italianate style.
1.4 miNW
Museum, History museum
Trevor Park, Yonkers
35 min walk • Glenview Mansion, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the John Bond Trevor House, is located on Warburton Avenue in Yonkers, New York, United States. It is a stone house erected during the 1870s in an eclectic Late Victorian architectural style from a design by Charles W. Clinton. It was listed on the Register in 1972.
1 miW
Square
Getty Square, Yonkers
26 min walk • Getty Square is the name for downtown Yonkers, New York, centered on the public square. Getty Square is the civic center, central business district, and transit hub of the City of Yonkers.
1 miSE
Universities and schools
Saint Joseph's Seminary, Yonkers
25 min walk • St. Joseph's Seminary and College, sometimes referred to as Dunwoodie after the Yonkers, New York neighborhood it is located in, is the major seminary of the Archdiocese of New York. Its primary mission is to form men for the priesthood in the Catholic Church.
1.1 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Proctor's Theater, Yonkers
29 min walk • Proctor's Theater, also known as Proctor's Palace and RKO Proctor's, is a historic movie theater located at Yonkers, Westchester County, New York. It was built 1914-1916 and operated initially as a vaudeville house. William E. Lehman was the theater's architect.
1 miW
Church
St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church, Yonkers
27 min walk • St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church at One Hudson Street in the Getty Square neighborhood of Yonkers, Westchester County, New York. The complex includes the church, chapel, rectory, parish house, and school.
1.1 miW
Library
Yonkers Public Library, Yonkers
29 min walk • The Yonkers Public Library in Yonkers, New York, consists of three branch libraries. The main branch is the 'Yonkers Riverfront Library' which overlooks the Hudson River and New Jersey Palisades. Yonkers Riverfront Library is located in one of the former Otis Elevator buildings and it is across the street from the Yonkers train station.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Oakland Cemetery?

Nearby attractions include Alexander Smith Carpet Mills Historic District, Yonkers (9 min walk), Public Bath House No. 2, Yonkers (11 min walk), Fleming Field, Yonkers (13 min walk), Public Bath House No. 3, Yonkers (14 min walk).

How to get to Oakland Cemetery by public transport?

The nearest stations to Oakland Cemetery:

Train

Yonkers (31 min walk)
Glenwood (33 min walk)