A visit to the Colestown Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Colestown Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Colestown Cemetery (FG ID #99936).
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 Colestown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Colestown Cemetery:
39.9335, -74.9923
The Colestown Cemetery is located in Camden County<2>.
The county seat for Camden County is located in Camden. Camden lies just to the west of the Colestown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Colestown Cemetery.
Establishment of the Colestown Cemetery ...
The Colestown Cemetery was established in 1684.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Colestown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Colestown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Locustwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Burial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Crescent Burial Park is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Burial Park
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Sunset Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sunset Cemetery is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- Arlington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Park Cemetery is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park Cemetery
- Cropwell Friends Meeting House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marlton United Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Marlton Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lakeview Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lakeview Memorial Park is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Memorial Park
- Harleigh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Camden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Peace Cemetery is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Peace Cemetery
- Eldridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Eldridge Cemetery is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Cemetery
- Mt. Laurel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Laurel Cemetery is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Laurel Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Holy Redeemer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Redeemer Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Redeemer Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Old Camden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Albertson Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marlton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Colestown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Colestown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cherry Hill Mall
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cherry Hill Mall is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Mall
- Maple Shade
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ellisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Erlton - Ellisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Barclay - Kingston
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Barclay - Kingston is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay - Kingston
- Springdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Ramblewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ramblewood is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Colwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Golden Triangle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Golden Triangle is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle
- Westmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tyndall Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tyndall Village is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyndall Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Haddon Towne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Haddon Towne is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddon Towne
- Greentree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greentree is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
- Greentree Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greentree Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
- Pennsauken
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cinnaminson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ashland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ashland is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Woodcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marlton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marlton is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
- Delair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Echelon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Echelon is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echelon
- Heritage Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ablett Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ablett Village is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 Colestown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Jersey:
- Pages specific to Camden 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 Colestown Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #99936
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #875554 (Colestown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #875554 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: Camden
- Est. Elev: 23 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moorestown
- Location given for Colestown Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9334462 Lon: -74.9915577
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Camden, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Colestown 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. |