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A visit to the Old Waretown 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 Old Waretown Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Waretown Cemetery:

39.7871, -74.1960

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Waretown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Old Waretown Cemetery is located in Ocean County<2>.

The county seat for Ocean County is located in Toms River. Toms River lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Old Waretown Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Waretown Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Old Waretown Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Waretown Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Ocean County Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Ocean County Memorial Park is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean County Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ocean County Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Ocean.
    • The Ocean County Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Ocean Community Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100147 <5>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • Friends Meeting Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Good Luck Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Good Luck Cemetery is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Luck Cemetery
  • Manahawkin Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Reevestown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Reevestown Cemetery is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevestown Cemetery
  • Bayville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Bayville Cemetery is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bayville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bayville.
    • The Bayville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bayview Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1653882 <5>
  • Dover Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Staffordville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Maximillian Kolbe RC Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • West Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The West Creek Cemetery is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek Cemetery
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Applegate Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160767 <5>
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • B'nai Israel Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Toms River Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Toms River Cemetery is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Old Methodist Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Waretown Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Waretown Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Waretown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Waretown is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waretown
  • Forked River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Forked River is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
  • Ocean Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ocean Acres is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Acres
  • Double Trouble ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Double Trouble is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
  • Manahawkin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
  • North Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • North Beach is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
  • Mayetta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayetta is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
  • Beach Haven West
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Beach Haven West is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven West
  • Bayville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bayville is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
  • Eagleswood Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagleswood Village is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleswood Village
  • Staffordville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Staffordville is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
  • Dover Forge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dover Forge is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Forge
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Toms River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Toms River is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
    • Holiday Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
    • Silver Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Silver Ridge is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
    • Parkertown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Parkertown is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkertown
    • West Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Creek is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek
    • Davenport ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Davenport is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
    • Pine Ridge at Crestwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dover Beaches South
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Dover Beaches South is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Beaches South
    • North Beach Haven
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • North Beach Haven is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach Haven
    • Crestwood Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Crestwood Village is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
    • Roosevelt City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Roosevelt City is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt City
    • Wheatland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wheatland is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland

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 Old Waretown Cemetery. The following communities are located in Ocean County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Waretown Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Old Waretown Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Jersey:
  • Pages specific to Ocean 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 Old Waretown Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #878976  (Old Waretown Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #878976 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: Ocean
      • Est. Elev: 3 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Forked River
      • Location given for Old Waretown Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.7870639     Lon: -74.1959728
      • 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 Ocean, 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- Old Waretown 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.