Location Verified
Hart Island
Address
- Street:
- Hart Island
- City:
- Bronx
- State:
- New York
- Zip Code:
- 10470
- County:
- New York
- Phone:
- None
Location
- GPS Coordinates:
- 40.852916, -73.770458
- Maps:
Facts
- Also Known As:
- New York's Island of the Dead, City Cemetery
- Active:
- Yes
- Condition:
- Unknown
- Established:
- 1869
- First/Oldest Burial:
- Unknown
- Affiliation:
- Indigent/Potters Field
- Access Type:
- Private
- Historic Site:
- No
- Website:
- The Hart Island Project
- Cemetery Map:
- None
- Notes:
New York's City Cemetery on Hart Island occupies 101 acres in the Long Island Sound on the eastern edge of the Bronx. Since 1869, prison labor is used to bury unclaimed and unidentified New Yorkers in mass graves that are inaccessible to the public. Over 62,200 people buried since 1980.
Interment Sites
Last Update
- 06 July 2026
