A visit to the Chester Congregational Churchyard ...
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 Chester Congregational Churchyard ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chester Congregational Churchyard:
40.7879, -74.6966
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chester Congregational Churchyard can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chester Congregational Churchyard is located in Morris County<2>.
The county seat for Morris County is located in Morristown. Morristown lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Chester Congregational Churchyard .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chester Congregational Churchyard.
Name Variations for Chester Congregational Churchyard ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
We have seen the following variation for Chester Congregational Churchyard:
- Chester Congregational Church Yard
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Chester Congregational Churchyard.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chester Congregational Churchyard, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Freedom Hebrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount Presbyterian Churchyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
- Pottersville Reformed Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hilltop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hilltop Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Cemetery
- The Hilltop Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hilltop Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #659805 <5>
- Middle Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fairmount Methodist Churchyard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Freedom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Freedom Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Freedom Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stanhope Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Oldwick Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bedminster Reformed Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Somerset Hills Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Somerset Hills Memorial Park is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Hills Memorial Park
- The Somerset Hills Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Somerset Hills Cemetery
- Bernardsville Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Bernards Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernards Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Chester Congregational Churchyard.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chester Congregational Churchyard, with the nearest first:
- Hacklebarney
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hacklebarney is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacklebarney
- Naughright
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Naughright is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naughright
- Gladstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gladstone is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Long Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Long Valley is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Pottersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Succasunna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Succasunna is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Succasunna
- Budd Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Budd Lake is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd Lake
- Brookside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Crestmoore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crestmoore is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmoore
- Farmersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Bedminster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedminster
- Beattystown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beattystown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattystown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Califon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Califon is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Califon
- Millbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millbrook is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Mine Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mine Hill is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Hill
- Hackettstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Waterloo Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Village
- Waterloo Village has also been known as:
- Waterloo
- Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
- Hoffmans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffmans is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffmans
- Hopatcong Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hopatcong Hills is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopatcong Hills
- Allamuchy - Panther Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Readingsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Readingsburg is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readingsburg
- Morristown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Morristown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
- Morristown has also been known as:
- New Hanover
- West Hanover
- Hilltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
- Long Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Bridge is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
- Vienna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
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 Chester Congregational Churchyard. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morris County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chester Congregational Churchyard.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dover
- Dover lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Chester Congregational Churchyard.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Hackettstown
- Morristown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Chester Congregational Churchyard:
- Pages specific to New Jersey:
- Pages specific to Morris 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 Chester Congregational Churchyard:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2052468 (Chester Congregational Churchyard)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2052468 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: Morris
- Est. Elev: 269 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chester
- Location given for Chester Congregational Churchyard:
- Lat: 40.7878777 Lon: -74.6965506
- 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 Morris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chester Congregational Churchyard) 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. |