A visit to the Point Pleasant 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 Pt. Pleasant Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery:
40.4040, -74.2382
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Monmouth County<2>.
The county seat for Monmouth County is located in Freehold. Freehold lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Union Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Rosemont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rosemont Cemetery is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
- Shoreline Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedarwood Cemetery is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Holmdel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holmdel Cemetery is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmdel Cemetery
- Shoreland Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Grove Cemetery is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove Cemetery
- Old Scots Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Scots Cemetery is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scots Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- State Hospital Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Luyster Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Luyster Family Cemetery is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luyster Family Cemetery
- The Luyster Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Van Schoick Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2317011 <5>
- Aumack Family Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Aumack Family Burying Ground is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aumack Family Burying Ground
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Aumack Family Burying Ground is located in Hazlet.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987274 <5>
- Christ Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Strathmore
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Strathmore is located in Monmouth County
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- Morristown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Morristown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Cliffwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cliffwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffwood
- Morganville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Hazlet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hazlet is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlet
- Cliffwood Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffwood Beach is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffwood Beach
- Cheesequake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cheesequake is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesequake
- Laurence Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Laurence Harbor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurence Harbor
- Brownville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brownville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
- Bradevelt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bradevelt is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradevelt
- Holmdel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holmdel is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmdel
- Madison Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Park
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Moerls Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Moerls Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moerls Corner
- Ernston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ernston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernston
- Runyon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Runyon is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runyon
- Marlboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marlboro is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- South Amboy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
- North Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Middletown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
- Sayreville Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sayreville Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayreville Junction
- Old Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bridge
- Perth Amboy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
- Lincroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincroft is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincroft
- New Monmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Monmouth is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Monmouth
- Port Monmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Port Monmouth is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Monmouth
- Tottenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottenville
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 Pt. Pleasant Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monmouth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Pt. Pleasant Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Jersey:
- Pages specific to Monmouth 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 Pt. Pleasant Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #879397 (Point Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #879397 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: Monmouth
- Est. Elev: 21 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keyport
- Location given for Point Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4039969 Lon: -74.2382004
- 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 Monmouth, 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- Pt. Pleasant 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. |