Flower Hill Cemetery (Flower Hill, New York)

Historic site in Nassau County, New York

Flower Hill Cemetery

The cemetery in May 2023

Details
Established| 1798
Closed| 1896
Location|

Country Club Drive, Flower Hill, New York

Coordinates| 40°48′38.0″N 73°40′33.5″W﻿ / ﻿40.810556°N 73.675972°W﻿ / 40.810556; -73.675972
Type| Historic; inactive
Owned by| Village of Flower Hill
Size| .36 acres (0.15 ha)[2]
No. of interments| 10 known
Find a Grave| Flower Hill Cemetery
Village of Flower Hill Landmark
Designated April 3, 2023[1]

The Flower Hill Cemetery, also known as the Burtis Cemetery and Old Cemetery at Flower Hill, is a historic cemetery and historic site located within the Incorporated Village of Flower Hill, in the Town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States.

## Description

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The cemetery, as seen from its entrance at Country Club Drive in 2023

This cemetery, which dates back to the American Revolution-era, was active between 1798 and 1896.[3][4][5] It is one of the oldest extant places within Flower Hill.[6] Many prominent locals from this time period are buried at this cemetery, including members of the Burtis family, which owned a farm located partially over what is now the North Hempstead Country Club.[7] It is owned by the Incorporated Village of Flower Hill.[5][8]

In 2010, a local resident, James Morgan McLaughlin, arranged a cleanup effort of the cemetery, as part of his Eagle Scout project.[8] One year later, in 2011, ownership of the property was transferred from the Town of North Hempstead to the Village of Flower Hill.[9]

The cemetery was designated a Village of Flower Hill Historic Landmark on April 3, 2023.[10] It is eligible for listing on both the New York State Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places.[9]

## Notable interments

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The Flower Hill Cemetery has a total of 8 headstones and 10 known interments.[5]

Some notable interments include:

* Burtis, John[4][5]
* Burtis, Leonard[4][5]
* Burtis, Martha[4][5]
* Ireland, Daniel[4][5]
* Ireland, Elizabeth Sands[4][5][8]
* Ireland, Martha[4][5]
* Johnson, Susannah[4][5]
* Spencer, Martha[4][5]

## See also

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* Monfort Cemetery
* Roslyn Cemetery
* Sands Family Cemetery

## References

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1. ^ "Village of Flower Hill Board of Trustees April 3, 2023 Meeting Agenda" (PDF). Incorporated Village of Flower Hill, New York. April 3, 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
2. ^ "Nassau County Land Records Viewer". Nassau County, New York. April 7, 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
3. ^ "Village of Flower Hill » 2019 Arbor Day Cemetery Clean Up". villageflowerhill.org. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Frost, Josephine (1912). "Long Island Cemeteries". Survey: Long Island Cemeteries.
5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Flower Hill Cemetery | Projects | Roslyn Landmark Society". www.roslynlandmarks.org. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
6. ^ "Village of Flower Hill » Village History". villageflowerhill.org. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
7. ^ "North Hempstead Country Club - Golf in Flower Hill , NY". www.longisland.com. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
8. ^ a b c "Protection eyed for war-era cemetery". Newsday. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
9. ^ a b "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". cris.parks.ny.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
10. ^ "Village of Flower Hill Board of Trustees April 3, 2023 Meeting Agenda" (PDF). Incorporated Village of Flower Hill, New York. April 3, 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-05.

## External links

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* Media related to Flower Hill Cemetery (Flower Hill, New York) at Wikimedia Commons

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