A visit to the Lake Nelson Memorial 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 Lake Nelson Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lake Nelson Memorial Cemetery:
40.5365, -74.4560
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lake Nelson Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lake Nelson Memorial Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<2>.
The county seat for Middlesex County is located in New Brunswick. New Brunswick lies just to the south of the Lake Nelson Memorial Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lake Nelson Memorial Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Lake Nelson Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lake Nelson Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Runyon - Stelle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Smally Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Smally Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smally Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- First Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holy Redeemer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Bound Brook Mountain Ave. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Shalom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shalom Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalom Cemetery
- Poile Zeda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Poile Zeda Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poile Zeda Cemetery
- Van Liew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Van Liew Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Liew Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. James Episcopal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Metuchen Colonial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hofheimer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hofheimer Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hofheimer Cemetery
- Springdale UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- 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>
- South Middlebush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Franklin Memorial Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Memorial Park
- Garden of Memories
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Garden of Memories is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Lake Nelson Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lake Nelson Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Society Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Randolphville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolphville
- Piscataway
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Piscataway is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Lindenau
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lindenau is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenau
- Edison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edison is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Ukrainian Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukrainian Village
- Somerset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- New Brunswick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
- Stelton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stelton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelton
- Samptown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Samptown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samptown
- Middlebush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebush
- Berdines Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Berdines Corners is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berdines Corners
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pumptown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pumptown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumptown
- Plainfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Bound Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bound Brook
- Maple Meade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maple Meade is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meade
- Menlo Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo Park
- Potters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Potters is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- North Edison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Edison is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Edison
- Finderne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finderne
- Blackwells Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells Mills
- Franklin Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Patricks Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Patricks Corners is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Corners
- Dunham's Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dunham's Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunham's Corner
- East Brunswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brunswick
- Tanners Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tanners Corners is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Corners
- Fords
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fords is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
- Iselin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Iselin is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iselin
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 Lake Nelson Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Middlesex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lake Nelson Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- New Brunswick
- Piscataway
- Plainfield
- 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 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 Lake Nelson Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Jersey:
- Pages specific to Middlesex 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 Lake Nelson Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #877636 (Lake Nelson Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #877636 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: Middlesex
- Est. Elev: 26 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Plainfield
- Location given for Lake Nelson Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5364927 Lon: -74.4559859
- 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 Middlesex, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Nelson Memorial 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. |