A visit to the Oheb Shalom Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oheb Shalom Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oheb Shalom Cemetery (FG ID #100149)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Oheb Shalom Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oheb Shalom Cemetery
Lat: 40.6953° (40° 41' 43")
Lon: -74.2124° (-74° 12' 44")
The Oheb Shalom Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Elizabeth. Elizabeth lies just to the south of the Oheb Shalom Cemetery .
Name Variations for Oheb Shalom Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
We have seen the following variation for Oheb Shalom Cemetery:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 Oheb Shalom Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oheb Shalom Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rosemont Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bethel Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethel Memorial Park is located in Essex County
- Clinton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollywood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollywood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Union County
- Hollywood Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollywood Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollywood Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hollywood Memorial Park is located in Union County
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Union County
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beth - David Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth - David Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth - David Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Beth - David Cemetery is located in Union County
- Graceland Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceland Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Graceland Memorial Park is located in Union County
- Fairmount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- B'nai Abraham Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the B'nai Abraham Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the B'nai Abraham Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The B'nai Abraham Memorial Park is located in Union County
- Linden Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rosedale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephens Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Springfield Emanuel UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Baron Hirsch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Essex County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oheb Shalom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oheb Shalom Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hillside
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Hillside is located in Union County
- Elmora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Irvington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Irvington is located in Essex County
- Union
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Newark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Orange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Orange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cranford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Park Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Park Village is located in Union County
- Linden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Port Richmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Bayonne
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elm Park Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park Village
- Elm Park Village is located in Essex County
- Millburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Union County
- Clark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Clark is located in Union County
- Graniteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westerleigh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kearny
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rahway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rahway have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
- Rahway is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
- Heartland Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Staten Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Brighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Communipaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Oheb Shalom 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 Oheb Shalom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bayonne
- Belleville
- Cranford
- East Orange
- Elizabeth
- Hillside
- Irvington
- Linden
- Maplewood
- New Brighton
- Newark
- Orange
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Rahway
- Staten Island
- Westfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Oheb Shalom Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Jersey:
- Pages specific to Union County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Oheb Shalom Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Oheb Shalom Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #878948 (Oheb Sholem Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #878948 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Elizabeth
- County: Union Elev: 17
- Location given for GNIS #878948 (Oheb Sholem Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #100149
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Union County: www.unioncountynj.org/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oheb Shalom Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6953, Longitude: -74.2124 |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
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