Sands Family Cemetery

Sands Family Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Off Sands Point Rd. just S of jct. with Middle Neck Rd., Sands Point, New York
Coordinates	40°51′29″N73°43′24″W / 40.85806°N 73.72333°W / 40.85806; -73.72333
Area	less than one acre
Built	ca. 1704
Architect	Multiple
NRHP reference No.	92000092 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 12, 1992

The Sands Family Cemetery is a historic cemetery located in the Incorporated Village of Sands Point in Nassau County, New York, United States.

Description

The cemetery was established around 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. ^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. ^[1]

See also

• Flower Hill Cemetery (Flower Hill, New York)
• Monfort Cemetery

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. John A. Bonafide (November 1991). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Sands Family Cemetery. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 8, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

External links

• "Early Burial Grounds," by Veronica Campiello (Port Washington News; November 2, 2015)
• Sand Point Cemetery at Find a Grave