NYC Potter’s Field has searchable index

NYC Potter’s Field has searchable index

In April 2013, the New York City Department of Corrections announced that it had created a searchable database for those buried on Hart Island in the Bronx.

Hart Island is one of several locations in New York City that was used to bury the unknown or indigent.

The databases contains names of people buried there since 1977 and contains about 65,000 names.

To search the database, go to: www.nyc.gov/html/doc/html/hart_island/hart_island.shtml

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