A visit to the Palisades 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 Palisades Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Palisades Cemetery:
40.7793, -74.0326
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Palisades Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Palisades Cemetery is located in Hudson County<2>.
The county seat for Hudson County is located in Jersey City. Jersey City lies just to the south of the Palisades Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Palisades Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Palisades Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Palisades Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Hudson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- The St. Peters Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #931241 <5>
- Jersey City & Harsimus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Second Cemetery of the Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Third Cemetery of the Spanish-Portuguese Synagogue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- English Neighborhood Reformed Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Berrylawn - Charlestown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Berrylawn - Charlestown Cemetery is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrylawn - Charlestown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Berrylawn - Charlestown Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Carlstadt.
- The Berrylawn - Charlestown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Berry Lawn Cemetery
- Berrylawn Cemetery
- Carlstadt Cemetery
- Charlestown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1617426 <5>
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in North Arlington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100039 <5>
- Holy Name Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Name Cemetery is located in Hudson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Name Cemetery
- The Holy Name Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hudson County Cathollic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100040 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Paul's Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- First Shearith Israel Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New York Marble Cemetery, 2nd Ave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New York City Marble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grants Tomb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Grants Tomb is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Tomb
- Maple Grove Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Maple Grove Park Cemetery is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Park Cemetery
- The Maple Grove Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maple Grove Cemetery
- New York Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1593999 <5>
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
- Arlington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Arlington Cemetery is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
- North Arlington Jewish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Arlington Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trinity Churchyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Palisades Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Palisades Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Weehawken
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weehawken
- Union City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Union City is located in Hudson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- West New York
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West New York is located in Hudson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
- Guttenberg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Guttenberg is located in Hudson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guttenberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
- Secaucus
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secaucus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- Hoboken
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- Hell's Kitchen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell's Kitchen
- North Bergen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Bergen is located in Hudson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bergen
- Bergen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
- Greenwich Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
- Washington Square Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manhattan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Manhattan is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Seneca Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Seneca Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Village
- Park West Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Park West Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park West Village
- Communipaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Communipaw
- Jersey City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- Battery Park City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Battery Park City is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battery Park City
- University Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- University Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- East Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Stuyvesant Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stuyvesant Town is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuyvesant Town
- Peter Cooper Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Cooper Village
- Kips Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kips Bay is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kips Bay
- Long Island City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Yorkville is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Harlem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harlem is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Morningside Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morningside Heights is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Heights
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 Palisades Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hudson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Palisades Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hoboken
- Jersey City
- North Bergen
- Secaucus
- Union City
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 Palisades Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Jersey:
- Pages specific to Hudson 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 Palisades Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #879100 (Palisades Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #879100 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: Hudson
- Est. Elev: 15 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Weehawken
- Location given for Palisades Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7792678 Lon: -74.0326403
- 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 Hudson, 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- Palisades 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. |
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