A visit to the Hofheimer 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 Hofheimer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hofheimer Cemetery:
40.6140, -74.4882
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hofheimer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hofheimer Cemetery is located in Somerset County<2>.
The county seat for Somerset County is located in Somerville. Somerville lies just to the west southwest of the Hofheimer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hofheimer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Hofheimer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hofheimer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Trinity United Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Springdale UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- North Plainfield Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Horeb United Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bound Brook Mountain Ave. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Redeemer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holy Redeemer Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Redeemer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Redeemer Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Samptown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #238390 <5>
- Brook Ave. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Brook Ave. Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Ave. Cemetery
- St. Vincent's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Millington Baptist Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Runyon - Stelle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary's RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Mary's RC Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's RC Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bound Brook.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100217 <5>
- Temple Sholom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Temple Sholom Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Sholom Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Temple Sholom Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bound Brook.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2131214 <5>
- Resurrection Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- Lake Nelson Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Meyersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Hofheimer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hofheimer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Smalleytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smalleytown
- Samptown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Samptown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samptown
- Plainfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Bound Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bound Brook
- Piscataway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Piscataway is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Union Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Finderne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finderne
- Society Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Randolphville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolphville
- North Edison
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Edison is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Edison
- Scotch Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Plains
- Berkeley Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Heights
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Somerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Ukrainian Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukrainian Village
- Pumptown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pumptown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumptown
- Potters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Potters is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- Feltville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Feltville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feltville
- Benders Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benders Corner
- Somerset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Lindenau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lindenau is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenau
- Edison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edison is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Westfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Middlebush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebush
- Stelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stelton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelton
- Menlo Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo Park
- Green Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
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 Hofheimer 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 Hofheimer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Piscataway
- Plainfield
- Somerset
- Westfield
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 Hofheimer 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 Hofheimer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #877157 (Hofheimer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #877157 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: 94 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Plainfield
- Location given for Hofheimer Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6139913 Lon: -74.4882097
- 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' (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- Hofheimer 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. |