A visit to the Flagtown 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 Flagtown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Flagtown Cemetery:
40.5034, -74.6918
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Flagtown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Flagtown Cemetery is located in Somerset County<2>.
The county seat for Somerset County is located in Somerville. Somerville lies just to the northeast of the Flagtown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Flagtown 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 Flagtown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Flagtown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Neshanic Reformed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harlingen Reformed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Veghte Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Veghte Burying Ground is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veghte Burying Ground
- Vroom Family Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clover Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Clover Hill Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill Cemetery
- Clover Hill Reformed Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Unionville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Unionville Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Cemetery
- Readington Reformed Churchyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Three Bridges Dutch Reformed Churchyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery of Wertsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Road Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Road Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hillsborough Reformed Church at Millstone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holy Ghost Carpatho - Russian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Van Nest Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Somerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Somerville Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Somerville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Somerville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Somerville.
- The Old Somerville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bridge Street Cemetery
- Old Cemetery
- Old Raritan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1599935 <5>
- New Somerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Somerville Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Somerville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Somerville.
- The New Somerville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Somerville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #626822 <5>
- Wertsville Baptist Church Yard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blawenburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Blawenburg Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blawenburg Cemetery
- Beekman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Beekman Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekman Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Bernards RC 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 Flagtown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Flagtown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Woodfern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodfern is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfern
- Harlingen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harlingen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlingen
- Skillman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Skillman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
- North Branch Depot
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch Depot
- Reaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Reaville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reaville
- Wertsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wertsville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wertsville
- Blackwells Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells Mills
- Somerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Pleasant Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Rileyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rileyville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileyville
- Finderne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finderne
- Kendall Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kendall Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Park
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Middlebush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebush
- Whitehouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Whitehouse Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Station
- Bound Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bound Brook
- Flemington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Flemington is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Copper Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Copper Hill is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hill
- Larisons Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Larisons Corners is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larisons Corners
- Mount Rose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Rose is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rose
- Kingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Heathcote
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heathcote is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathcote
- Franklin Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Ukrainian Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukrainian Village
- Snydertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snydertown is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Linvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Linvale is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linvale
- Somerset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
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 Flagtown 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 Flagtown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Harlingen
- Kingston
- Somerset
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Flagtown 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 Flagtown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #876368 (Flagtown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #876368 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: 39 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Raritan
- Location given for Flagtown Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5034372 Lon: -74.6918267
- 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 '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- Flagtown 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. |