A visit to the Hollywood 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 Hollywood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hollywood Cemetery:
40.7218, -74.2568
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hollywood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Elizabeth. Elizabeth lies just to the south southeast of the Hollywood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hollywood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Hollywood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hollywood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hollywood Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clinton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Springfield Emanuel UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Graceland Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oheb Shalom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- B'nai Abraham Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beth - David Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beth - David Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth - David Cemetery
- B'nai Jeshuron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- B'nai Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The B'nai Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Cemetery
- Gomel Chesed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemont Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Memorial Park is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Memorial Park
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olivet RC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100119 <5>
- Fairmount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
- The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bishop's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100044 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Rosedale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Catholic Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Johns Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #644088 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Hollywood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hollywood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Maplewood is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Union
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Union is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Irvington
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Irvington is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- South Orange
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Orange is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Orange
- Hillside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Millburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Millburn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orange is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Elmora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elmora is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
- Elizabeth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
- Newark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
- East Orange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Orange is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Elm Park Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Park Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park Village
- Cranford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cranford is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranford
- Park Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Park Village is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Harrison
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Livingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Livingston is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- West Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Orange is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Orange
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Linden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Linden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
- Kearny
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearny
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Feltville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Feltville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feltville
- Clark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clark is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Tremley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tremley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremley
- Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- North Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Arlington is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Arlington
- Belleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belleville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Montclair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Montclair is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Verona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Verona is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Rosedale Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Village
- Borough of Essex Fells
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Essex Fells
- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
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 Hollywood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hollywood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belleville
- Cranford
- East Orange
- Elizabeth
- Hillside
- Irvington
- Linden
- Livingston
- Maplewood
- Montclair
- Newark
- Orange
- Summit
- Westfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Hollywood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Jersey:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Hollywood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #877179 (Hollywood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #877179 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 67 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Roselle
- Location given for Hollywood Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7217681 Lon: -74.2568134
- 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 Union, 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- Hollywood 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. |