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Mount Zion Cemetery (New York City)

Mount Zion Cemetery
Mount Zion Cemetery (New York City) is located in New York City
Mount Zion Cemetery (New York City)
Shown within New York City
Mount Zion Cemetery (New York City) is located in New York
Mount Zion Cemetery (New York City)
Mount Zion Cemetery (New York City) (New York)
Details
Established 1893
Location 59-63 54th Avenue, Maspeth, New York City
Country USA
Coordinates 40°43′53″N 73°54′27″W / 40.7314°N 73.9075°W / 40.7314; -73.9075
Type Jewish
Size 78 acres (320,000 m2)
No. of graves 210,000
Website www.mountzioncemetery.com
Find a Grave Mount Zion Cemetery

Mount Zion Cemetery is a very large Jewish cemetery located in the Maspeth neighborhood of Queens, one of the five boroughs of New York City. The first burial was in 1893, and as of 2015, more than 210,000 individuals had been buried there. It is noted for its memorial to those who died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.

Its grounds cover approximately 78 acres, and are divided into hundreds of plots, or gates, by landsmanshaften, synagogues, or families.

Coordinates: 40°43′53″N 73°54′27″W / 40.73139°N 73.90750°W / 40.73139; -73.90750



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