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Oakfield Cemetery (Wantagh, New York)

1862 establishments in New York (state)African-American cemeteries in New York (state)Cemeteries established in the 1860sCemeteries in Nassau County, New YorkWantagh, New York
Old Burying Ground
Old Burying Ground

Oakfield Cemetery (also known as the Old Burying Ground) is a 70 X 438 tract of land located on Oakfield Avenue in Wantagh, New York, in the United States. It is covered with grass and lined with sporadically placed oak trees, and is surrounded by residential homes. Backyard fencing of homes also surrounds the land on both sides. The cemetery is now kept locked to keep vandals out. It was first deeded as a cemetery on March 18, 1851, and is noted as the second cemetery in the area to be used by Black residents of Wantagh, many of whom were descendants of freed Jackson family slaves. It is most noted as being the final resting place of four black Civil War soldiers. The Town of Hempstead takes care of this property. It is nicknamed by area residents as "Indian Burying Ground."

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Oakfield Cemetery (Wantagh, New York)
Essex Road, Town of Hempstead

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Essex Road 2894
11793 Town of Hempstead
New York, United States
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