Sands Family Cemetery Explained

Sands Family Cemetery
Location:Off Sands Point Rd. just S of jct. with Middle Neck Rd., Sands Point, New York
Coordinates:40.8581°N -73.7233°W
Built:ca. 1704
Architect:Multiple
Added:March 12, 1992
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:92000092

Sands Family Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at Sands Point in Nassau County, New York. It was established about 1704 and includes burials through 1867. It includes 12 rows of 86 extant headstones. Records indicate the cemetery contains 112 members of the family, relatives, and friends. It includes a number of notable examples of funerary art.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sands Family Cemetery. November 1991. 2010-10-30 . John A. Bonafide. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying 14 photos.