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Cedar Grove Cemetery was founded in 1800 by some of the early families of Patchogue expressing their need for a community cemetery. Situated on
the banks of The Great Patchogue River, the cemetery started out as a few acres of land for burials. As the years passed and the community grew, so did the cemetery. Parcels of land were either purchased or donated to us to meet our need to expand. Evidence of this can be seen by the graves in the cemetery that date back to the late 1700’s, which shows that people had their family members moved to here from graves that were once situated on their private property or from other cemeteries. Cedar Grove Cemetery became incorporated as a not-for- profit cemetery in 1875 and is regulated by The New York State Division of Cemeteries.