St. John's Burying Ground, New York City

#1361 among attractions in New York City

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Facts and practical information

St. John's Burying Ground was a cemetery bounded by Varick Street, Leroy Street, Hudson Street and Clarkson Street in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan. The ground was connected with St. John's Chapel of Trinity Parish from 1834 to 1898, although many of the burials predate the cemetery's acquisition by the church. The last burials were in about 1860. It is estimated that about 10,000 people were buried there. ()

Coordinates: 40°43'47"N, 74°0'23"W

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Downtown Manhattan (West Village)New York City United States

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Day trips

St. John's Burying Ground – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Paradise Garage, Father Demo Square, IFC Center, Café Bohemia.

~700 ftS
Nightlife, Dancing
Paradise Garage, New York City
4 min walk • Paradise Garage, also known as "the Garage" or the "Gay-rage", was a New York City discotheque notable in the history of dance and pop music, as well as LGBT and nightclub cultures.
~1160 ftE
Park
Father Demo Square, New York City
6 min walk • Father Demo Square is a 0.25-acre triangular park and piazza bounded by Sixth Avenue, Bleecker Street, and Carmine Street in the South Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City.
~1400 ftE
Cinema, Nightlife
IFC Center, New York City
7 min walk • IFC Center is an art house movie theater in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City. Located at 323 Sixth Avenue at West 3rd Street, it was formerly the Waverly Theater, an art house movie theater.
~1460 ftNE
Dancing, Nightlife
Café Bohemia, New York City
8 min walk • The Café Bohemia is a jazz club located at 15 Barrow Street in the Greenwich Village neighbourhood of New York City. Its original run lasted from 1955 to 1960, and has been revived at its original location as of October 2019.
~1450 ftS
Museum
Color Factory, New York City
7 min walk • Color Factory is a pop-up interactive art exhibition with brightly colored room-sized installations, each themed around the concept of color. It ran for eight and a half months in 2017 in San Francisco, and is currently running in New York City and Houston.
~590 ftNE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City
3 min walk • The Cherry Lane Theatre is the oldest continuously running off-Broadway theater in New York City. The theater is located at 38 Commerce Street between Barrow and Bedford Streets in the West Village neighborhood of Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City.
~770 ftSE
Nightlife, Cinema
Film Forum, New York City
4 min walk • Film Forum is a nonprofit movie theater at 209 West Houston Street in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. It began in 1970 as an alternative screening space for independent films, with 50 folding chairs, one projector and a $19,000 annual budget.
~1290 ftNE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Barrow Street Theatre, New York City
7 min walk • Barrow Street Theatre is the name of both a 199-seat Off-Broadway theatre located in New York City's historic Greenwich House at 27 Barrow Street and a production company of the same name. From 2003 to 2018, the venue was leased to Barrow Street Theatre, a commercial theater company operated by producers Scott Morfee and Tom Wirtshafter.
~950 ftN
Church, Historical place, Architecture
Church of St. Luke in the Fields, New York City
5 min walk • The Church of St. Luke in the Fields is an Episcopal church located at 487 Hudson Street between Christopher and Barrow Streets at the intersection of Grove Street in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
~1340 ftN
Street
Christopher Street, New York City
7 min walk • Christopher Street is a street in the West Village neighborhood of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is the continuation of 9th Street west of Sixth Avenue.
~1320 ftE
Theater
Minetta Lane Theatre, New York City
7 min walk • The Minetta Lane Theatre is a 391-seat off-Broadway theatre on Minetta Lane in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of lower Manhattan, New York City. Significant productions include Marvin's Room in 1992, Jeffrey in 1994, and The Last Five Years in 2002.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to St. John's Burying Ground?

Nearby attractions include James J. Walker Park, New York City (1 min walk), Greenspon Gallery, New York City (3 min walk), Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City (3 min walk), Gavin Brown's Enterprise, New York City (3 min walk).

How to get to St. John's Burying Ground by public transport?

The nearest stations to St. John's Burying Ground:

Metro

Houston Street • Lines: 1, 2 (3 min walk)
Christopher Street • Lines: Hob–33, Jsq–33, JSQ–33 via HOB (6 min walk)

Bus

Bethune Street & Greenwich Street • Lines: M11 (13 min walk)
Broadway & West Houston Street • Lines: M55 (15 min walk)

Ferry

Hoboken NJ Transit Terminal (29 min walk)
Brookfield Place / Battery Park City Ferry Terminal (31 min walk)

Train

Hoboken Terminal (30 min walk)