A visit to the Cook 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 Cook Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Cook Cemetery (FG ID #2374821).
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 Cook Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cook Cemetery:
40.8977, -74.4614
The Cook Cemetery is located in Denville.
The cemetery is located in Morris County<2>.
The county seat for Morris County is located in Morristown. Morristown lies just to the south of the Cook Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cook Cemetery.
Name Variations for Cook Cemetery ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Cook Cemetery.
Cook Cemetery has also been known as:
- John P. Cook Cemetery
- Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Cooks Cemetery
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 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Cook Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cook Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Denville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- St. Cecelias Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Cecelias Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cecelias Cemetery
- Ball Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- St. Cyrils RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hibernia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hibernia Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia Cemetery
- Vail Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Jersey Firemans Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beth Israel Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Winters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Winters Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
- Locust Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Locust Hill Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Orchard Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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 southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Convent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Convent Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convent Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holy Rood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Brook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Brook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whitehall Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marcella Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Marcella Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Cook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cook Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Denville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tabor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boonton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Powerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Littleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hibernia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Meadow Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Meadow Lake is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Meadow Lake
- Troy Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Telemark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Taylortown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lyonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hilltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Millbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whippany
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
- Mine Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mine Hill is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Hill
- Morristown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Hanover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover Neck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Hurdtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yardley Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Yardley Village is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardley Village
- Rosedale Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Village
- West Caldwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Butler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Cook Cemetery. The following communities are located in Morris County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boonton
- Denville
- Dover
- East Hanover
- Morristown
- Whippany
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Cook 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 Cook Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2374821
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2052533 (Cooks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2052533 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: 153 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boonton
- Location given for Cooks Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8978768 Lon: -74.460988
- 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 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- Cook 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. |