A visit to the Metuchen Colonial 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 Metuchen Colonial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Metuchen Colonial Cemetery:
40.5398, -74.3624
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Metuchen Colonial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Metuchen Colonial Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<2>.
The county seat for Middlesex County is located in New Brunswick. New Brunswick lies just to the southwest of the Metuchen Colonial Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Metuchen Colonial Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Metuchen Colonial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Metuchen Colonial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beth Israel Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodbridge Mausoleum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Woodbridge Mausoleum is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge Mausoleum
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Smally Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Smally Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smally Cemetery
- St. James Episcopal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Hebrew Fraternity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- United Hebrew Association Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greek Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ukrainian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ukrainian Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukrainian Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Windsor Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Dover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The New Dover Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Holy Redeemer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Lake Nelson Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alpine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Alpine Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Clover Leaf Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Clover Leaf Memorial Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Leaf Memorial Park
- The Clover Leaf Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Cloverleaf Cemetery
- Cloverleaf Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99935 <5>
- St. Gertrude Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Gertrude Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gertrude Cemetery
- St. Gertrudes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Metuchen Colonial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Metuchen Colonial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pumptown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pumptown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumptown
- Edison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edison is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Stelton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stelton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelton
- Fords
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fords is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
- Menlo Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo Park
- Lindenau
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lindenau is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenau
- Hopelawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hopelawn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopelawn
- Colonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colonia is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonia
- Iselin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Iselin is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iselin
- Potters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Potters is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- North Edison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Edison is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Edison
- Woodbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodbridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Edgar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgar is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Avenel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Avenel is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenel
- Samptown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Samptown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samptown
- Randolphville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolphville
- New Brunswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
- Sayreville Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sayreville Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayreville Junction
- South Amboy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
- Perth Amboy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
- Sewaren
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sewaren is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewaren
- Boynton Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boynton Beach is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton Beach
- Port Reading
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Port Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Reading
- Perth Amboy Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rahway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rahway is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
- Piscataway
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Piscataway is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Society Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
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 Metuchen Colonial 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 Metuchen Colonial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- New Brunswick
- Perth Amboy
- Piscataway
- Rahway
- South Amboy
- Woodbridge
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 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 Metuchen Colonial 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 Metuchen Colonial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1966730 (Metuchen Colonial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1966730 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: 30 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Perth Amboy
- Location given for Metuchen Colonial Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5398265 Lon: -74.3623715
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Metuchen Colonial 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. |