A visit to the North Plainfield Burying Ground ...
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 North Plainfield Burying Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the North Plainfield Burying Ground:
40.6365, -74.4552
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the North Plainfield Burying Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The North Plainfield Burying Ground is located in Somerset County<2>.
The county seat for Somerset County is located in Somerville. Somerville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the North Plainfield Burying Ground .
Open a Google Map centered on the North Plainfield Burying Ground.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the North Plainfield Burying Ground.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from North Plainfield Burying Ground, with the nearest first.
- Brook Ave. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Brook Ave. Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Ave. Cemetery
- Hofheimer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hofheimer Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hofheimer Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Mary's RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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. Mary's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meyersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Vincent's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Trinity United Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Springdale UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Redeemer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Millington Baptist Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Horeb United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Revolutionary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bound Brook Mountain Ave. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Runyon - Stelle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Nelson Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Dover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The New Dover Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Teresa Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Teresa Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Teresa Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the North Plainfield Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from North Plainfield Burying Ground, with the nearest first:
- Smalleytown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smalleytown
- Union Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Plainfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Berkeley Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Heights
- Scotch Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Plains
- Benders Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benders Corner
- Samptown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Samptown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samptown
- North Edison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Edison is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Edison
- Feltville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Feltville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feltville
- Piscataway
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Piscataway is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Potters
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Potters is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- Westfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Westfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bound Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bound Brook
- Randolphville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolphville
- Pumptown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pumptown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumptown
- Society Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Menlo Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo Park
- Clark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clark is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Green Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Finderne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finderne
- Ukrainian Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukrainian Village
- Edison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Edison is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Lindenau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lindenau is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenau
- Stelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stelton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelton
- Iselin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Iselin is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iselin
- Rahway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rahway is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
- Park Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Park Village is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Cranford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cranford is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranford
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 North Plainfield Burying Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Somerset County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The North Plainfield Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cranford
- Piscataway
- Plainfield
- Rahway
- Rahway lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the North Plainfield Burying Ground.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rahway.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
- Summit
- Summit lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the North Plainfield Burying Ground.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Summit.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Westfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 North Plainfield Burying Ground:
- 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 North Plainfield Burying Ground:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2059728 (North Plainfield Burying Ground)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2059728 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: 61 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chatham
- Location given for North Plainfield Burying Ground:
- Lat: 40.6364912 Lon: -74.4551532
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Plainfield Burying Ground) 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. |