A visit to the Convent 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 Convent Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Convent Cemetery:
40.8051, -74.4974
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Convent Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Convent Cemetery is located in Morris County<2>.
The county seat for Morris County is located in Morristown. Morristown lies just to the east southeast of the Convent Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Convent Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Convent Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Convent Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holy Rood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
- Beth Israel Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beth Israel Memorial Park is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Israel Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Morristown.
- The Beth Israel Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Beth Israel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99883 <5>
- Mt. Freedom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Freedom Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Freedom Cemetery
- New Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Vernon Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Locust Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Locust Hill Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill Cemetery
- Orchard Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Mt. Freedom Hebrew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bernardsville Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Bernards Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernards Cemetery
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Vincent Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincent Cemetery
- Hanover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hanover Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Cemetery
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gate of Heaven Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate of Heaven Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gate of Heaven Cemetery is located in East Hanover.
- Restland Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vail Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cook Cemetery is located in Denville.
- The Cook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cooks Cemetery
- John P. Cook Cemetery
- Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2374821 <5>
- Denville 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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Convent Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Convent Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Morristown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- 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
- Brookside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brookside is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Littleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Littleton is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Whippany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whippany is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippany
- Tabor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tabor is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Green Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Yardley Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Yardley Village is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardley Village
- Rosedale Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Village
- Millbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Millbrook is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- East Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Hanover is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hanover
- Troy Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Troy Hills is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Hills
- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Denville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Denville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denville
- Hanover Neck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hanover Neck is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Neck
- Mine Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mine Hill is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Hill
- Hilltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hilltown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
- Boonton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boonton is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
- Powerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Powerville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerville
- White Meadow Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- White Meadow Lake is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Meadow Lake
- Succasunna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Succasunna is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Succasunna
- Union Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Benders Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benders Corner
- Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Livingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Livingston is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Montville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Hibernia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hibernia is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
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 Convent Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morris County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Convent Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boonton
- Denville
- Dover
- Dover lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Convent Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- East Hanover
- Livingston
- Morristown
- Summit
- Whippany
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 helpful 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 Convent Cemetery:
- 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 Convent Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #875613 (Convent Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #875613 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: 148 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Morristown
- Location given for Convent Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8050999 Lon: -74.4973778
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Convent 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. |