Staten Island,NY
🏙️ Your Guide to Staten Island Cemetery Rules & Memorial Regulations
Navigating cemetery regulations is often the most stressful part of selecting a tribute for a loved one. At Shevchenko Monuments, we believe this process should not add to your family’s burden.
Your Trusted Staten Island Memorial Experts
After more than a century in business, we are the trusted memorial experts serving the Staten Island (Richmond County) community. We are deeply familiar with the unique requirements across the borough’s major cemeteries—from historic grounds like Moravian Cemetery (managed by the Moravian Church) and Ocean View The Cemetery Beautiful to Catholic sites such as Resurrection Cemetery and St. Peter's Cemetery. We are experts at navigating the rules for the numerous Jewish grounds, including Baron Hirsch, Mount Richmond, and United Hebrew Cemeteries.
Choosing a trusted provider just across the water simplifies the entire process. Our facility in Perth Amboy, NJ, is located at the first exit immediately after crossing the Outerbridge Crossing into New Jersey. This strategic proximity means your family benefits from two key advantages:
- Cost Efficiency: Our short travel distance from the bridge directly reduces transportation, installation, and permit coordination fees for your Staten Island monument, saving your family unnecessary costs often charged by other New York-based companies.
- Compliance Certainty: We handle all complex paperwork and obtain direct approval from the cemetery administration, ensuring your chosen design—whether a granite monument or a bronze plaque—is 100% compliant with all NYC and cemetery-specific regulations before any work begins.
⛪ Key Diocesan Oversight
For families considering Catholic cemeteries such as Resurrection, St. Peter's, or St. Mary's, these are managed by the Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of New York, which exclusively oversees burial grounds in Richmond County. We ensure all monuments meet their specific design requirements.
Archdiocese of New York Contact (Staten Island Office): (718) 351-1473
🕊️ Honoring Staten Island’s Diverse Faiths
Staten Island has a rich, multicultural population, and we are committed to respecting and serving the traditions of all families. We are deeply knowledgeable about the burial and memorial customs for the borough’s largest religious communities.
For families seeking non-Christian burial services, we work directly with religious leaders to ensure all memorial and plot rules are met:
| Faith | City/Area | Major Worship Center Examples | Burial Guidance/Customs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judaism | West Brighton / Grasmere | Young Israel of Staten Island (Great Kills), Reform Temple Tifereth Israel (New Dorp) | We specialize in monument specifications for all regional Jewish cemeteries (Baron Hirsch, Mount Richmond, United Hebrew), including Hebrew lettering and monument unveiling planning. |
| Islam | Castleton Corners / Mariners Harbor | Islamic Society of Staten Island (ISSI, Castleton Corners), Masjid Al-Hikmah (Mariners Harbor) | We respect the customs for immediate burial, including working swiftly to place flush markers where allowed, in compliance with Qibla (direction of prayer) alignment. |
| Hinduism | Grasmere / Port Richmond | Hindu Temple of Staten Island, Sri Lankathilaka Vihara (Stapleton) | We provide custom stone-etching and memorial designs that honor Hindu customs, including images of deities and traditional iconography. |
Our Comprehensive Memorial Services
We are a full-service memorial builder for every need within Staten Island:
- Granite Markers & Upright Monuments
- Bronze Memorials & Plaques
- Double Memorials for Couples
- Mausoleum Doors & Crypt Lettering
- Custom Design Services (Including etchings and cultural/religious imagery)
- Expert Foundation and Installation
To begin your search, please consult the complete list of Staten Island cemeteries below, organized by area. For immediate assistance with any memorial, design, or lettering question, please call us now at
732-442-1286 for personalized, compassionate guidance.
Staten Island Cemetery Directory
| City/Neighborhood | Cemetery Name | Predominant Religion |
|---|---|---|
| Graniteville | Baron Hirsch Cemetery | Jewish |
| Pleasant Plains | Cemetery of the Resurrection | Catholic |
| Willowbrook | Frederick Douglass Memorial Park | African American Protestant |
| Rossville | Mount Richmond Cemetery | Jewish |
| New Dorp | Moravian Cemetery | Christian (Protestant) |
| Todt Hill | Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery | Catholic |
| Port Richmond | St. Mary’s Cemetery | Catholic |
| Stapleton | St. Peter’s Cemetery | Catholic |
| West Brighton | Silver Lake Cemetery | Jewish |
| Grasmere | United Hebrew Cemetery | Jewish |
| Stapleton Heights | St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery | Lutheran |
| Rosebank | Garibaldi-Meucci Museum Grounds (historic burials) | Italian Catholic (historic) |
| South Beach | Quarantine Cemetery (Marine Hospital) | Historic/Non-denominational |
| Tompkinsville | Fountain Cemetery | Non-denominational |
| West New Brighton | Lake Cemetery | Non-denominational |
| Richmondtown | Staten Island Cemetery | Non-denominational |
| Blairville | Sylvan Grove Cemetery | Non-denominational |
| Merrellville | Merrell Cemetery | Non-denominational |
| Historic Sites (various) | Homestead Graves / Family Burial Grounds | Mixed/Non-denominational |
