Find A Park > Cornell Burial Ground

Cornell Burial Ground

Caffrey Ave. bet. New Haven Ave. and Davies Rd.

Queens

Directions via Google Maps

This text is part of Parks’ Historical Signs Project and can be found posted within the park.

The history of this lot, which serves as a park and an entryway to the Cornell Burial Ground, is closely intertwined with the restoration of the cemetery that adjoins it. Cornell Cemetery, despite its small size, is a historically significant part of the Queens landscape. On August 23, 1687, Richard Cornell (1625-1693), an ironmaster from Flushing, New York, purchased all of the area now known as Rockaway from John Palmer, who had inherited the land two years earlier. In 1690, Cornell settled on the Rockaway penninsula with his wife Elizabeth and their five sons and two daughters. He built a house on Far Rockaway, near what is now Beach 19th Street. This home was likely the first ever built on Rockaway by a European settler.

Read More

This map is designed to represent parks as they are used by the public. It should not be used to represent the legal boundaries of property under Parks jurisdiction. If you would like to view all City property under the jurisdiction of NYC Parks, please visit NYC OpenData.

Check out your park's Vital Signs

Clean & Safe

76
Park Condition Score
No recent capital investment.
View all park capital projects

Green & Resilient

No mapped trees present at this site.
View all mapped trees in parks
No natural areas present at this site.
View all Forever Wild sites

Empowered & Engaged Users

No recent or upcoming events.
Find all upcoming events in parks
No active volunteer groups.
Help start a volunteer group

Share your feedback or learn more about how this park is part of a Vital Park System

Park Information