A visit to the Beekman Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Beekman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beekman Cemetery:
40.4276, -74.6293
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beekman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Beekman Cemetery is located in Somerset County<2>.
The county seat for Somerset County is located in Somerville. Somerville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Beekman Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beekman Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Beekman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beekman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rocky Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Rocky Hill Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill Cemetery
- Ten Mile Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ten Mile Run Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile Run Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Harlingen Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Unionville Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Cemetery
- Kingston Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blawenburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Blawenburg Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blawenburg Cemetery
- Princeton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Princeton Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Princeton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Princeton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100174 <5>
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Hillsborough Reformed Church at Millstone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hoagland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hoagland Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Flagtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Flagtown Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagtown Cemetery
- Neshanic Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Zion Road Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Road Cemetery
- Stoutsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Stoutsburg Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg Cemetery
- Stoutsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Stoutsburg Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stoutsburg Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2231503 <5>
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- South Middlebush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holy Ghost Carpatho - Russian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Beekman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beekman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harlingen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harlingen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlingen
- Kingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kingston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Heathcote
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heathcote is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathcote
- Kendall Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kendall Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Park
- Blackwells Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells Mills
- Skillman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Skillman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
- Monmouth Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Monmouth Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth Junction
- Franklin Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Plainsboro Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Plainsboro Center is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsboro Center
- Plainsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Plainsboro is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsboro
- Mount Rose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Rose is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rose
- Princeton Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Junction
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Princeton Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton Meadows is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Meadows
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Middlebush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebush
- Paulas Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Paulas Corners is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulas Corners
- Patricks Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Patricks Corners is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Corners
- Maple Meade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maple Meade is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meade
- Somerset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Woodfern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodfern is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfern
- Wertsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wertsville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wertsville
- Rileyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rileyville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileyville
- Cranbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury
- Berdines Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Berdines Corners is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berdines Corners
- Ukrainian Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukrainian Village
- Finderne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finderne
- Somerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Beekman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Somerset County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beekman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cranbury
- Harlingen
- Kingston
- Somerset
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Beekman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Jersey:
- Pages specific to Somerset County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Beekman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1989519 (Beekman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1989519 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Somerset
- Est. Elev: 30 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rocky Hill
- Location given for Beekman Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4276055 Lon: -74.6293243
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beekman Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |