Cemeteries
These are taken from the 1891-1892 Yonkers Directory;
there are some grammatical/spelling oddities, but these are copied exactly
from the directory. Located cor Ashburton av and Saw Mill River road; contains 65 acres; incorporated 1875. Prices of lots from $50 to $800. Terms of purchase, cash on interment, office 45 Warburton Avenue. St. John's Cemetery Adjoins the Oakland Cemetery on the north. it is the oldest cemetery in the city and belongs to St. John's parish. St. Mary's Cemetery Lies just off the Tuckahoe road a short distance, near the Saw Mill River road, and is the principal Roman Catholic cemetery of the city. St. Joseph's Cemetery Is comparatively a new cemetery, located about four miles north of Yonkers, near Saw Mill River road.* *St. Joseph's lies entirely within the city limits these days; does this mean the city boundaries changed, or does it refer to being about four miles away from the "old village" near Getty Square? (MMH) |
Contributed by Mary Hoar
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