Washington Cemetery
Washington Cemetery is a historical and predominantly Jewish burial ground located at 5400 Bay Parkway in Mapleton, Brooklyn, New York, United States. Founded in Kings County in 1850, outside the independent city of Brooklyn, it became a Jewish burial ground as early as 1857, at first serving primarily German Jewish immigrants.
- Cemetery
- …lies at an elevation of around 30 feet (10 metres)
- …is also known as “Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn”
- Description: cemetery in Brooklyn, New York City
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bay Parkway station and Friends Field.
Bay Parkway station
The Bay Parkway station is a local station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway. Bay Parkway station is situated 640 feet north of Washington Cemetery.
Avenue N station
The Avenue N station is a local station on the IND… Avenue N station is situated 1,500 feet south of Washington Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Midwood and New Utrecht.
Midwood
Midwood is a neighborhood in the south-central part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
Bensonhurst
Bensonhurst is a residential neighborhood in the…
Washington Cemetery
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Latitude
40.61927° or 40° 37′ 9″ north
Longitude
-73.97542° or 73° 58′ 32″ west
Open location code
87G8J29F+PR
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Washington Cemetery” goes by many names.
- French: “Washington Cemetery”
- German: “Washington Cemetery”
- Spanish: “Cementerio de Washington”
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