A visit to the Rahway 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 Rahway Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rahway Cemetery:
40.6176, -74.2863
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rahway Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rahway Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Elizabeth. Elizabeth lies just to the northeast of the Rahway Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rahway Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Rahway Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rahway Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hazel Wood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hazel Wood Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Wood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazel Wood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Clark.
- The Hazel Wood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hazelwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100019 <5>
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hazelwood Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood Cemetery
- St. Gertrude Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Gertrude Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gertrude Cemetery
- St. Gertrudes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Linden Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Linden Park Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Park Cemetery
- Rosedale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
- New Dover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Dover Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover Cemetery
- Clover Leaf Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Clover Leaf Memorial Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Leaf Memorial Park
- The Clover Leaf Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Cloverleaf Cemetery
- Cloverleaf Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99935 <5>
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- B'nai Abraham Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Revolutionary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Windsor Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodbridge Mausoleum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Woodbridge Mausoleum is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge Mausoleum
- Beth Israel Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Graceland Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beth - David Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Beth - David Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth - David Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Rahway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rahway Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rahway
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rahway is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
- Perth Amboy Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clark
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clark is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Cranford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cranford is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranford
- Avenel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Avenel is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenel
- Tremley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tremley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremley
- Linden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Linden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
- Park Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Park Village is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Iselin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Iselin is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iselin
- Colonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Colonia is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonia
- Edgar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Edgar is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Port Reading
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Port Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Reading
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- North Edison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Edison is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Edison
- Potters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Potters is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- Menlo Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo Park
- Woodbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodbridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
- Boynton Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boynton Beach is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton Beach
- Sewaren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sewaren is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewaren
- Elmora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elmora is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
- Westfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Pumptown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pumptown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumptown
- Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Elizabeth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Fords
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fords is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
- Hopelawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hopelawn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopelawn
- Graniteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Hillside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Feltville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Feltville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feltville
- Scotch Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Plains
- Plainfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
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 Rahway 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 Rahway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cranford
- Elizabeth
- Hillside
- Linden
- Plainfield
- Rahway
- Westfield
- Woodbridge
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 either 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 Rahway Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Jersey:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Rahway Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #879586 (Rahway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #879586 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 11 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Perth Amboy
- Location given for Rahway Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6176033 Lon: -74.2862582
- 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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rahway 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. |