A visit to the Saint Marys 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 St. Marys Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Marys Cemetery:
40.6273, -74.4110
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Elizabeth. Elizabeth lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the St. Marys Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Marys Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the St. Marys Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- St. Mary's RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Mary's RC Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's RC Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Plainfield Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holy Redeemer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Holy Redeemer Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Redeemer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Redeemer Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Samptown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #238390 <5>
- Revolutionary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hofheimer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hofheimer Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hofheimer Cemetery
- New Dover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The New Dover Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover Cemetery
- Meyersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Vincent's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Trinity United Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Springdale UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Gertrude Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Gertrude Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gertrude Cemetery
- St. Gertrudes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hazelwood Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood Cemetery
- Hazel Wood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Millington Baptist Churchyard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Runyon - Stelle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- Lake Nelson Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Metuchen Colonial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Rahway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rahway Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway Cemetery
- St. Teresa Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Teresa Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Teresa Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the St. Marys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Plainfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- North Edison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Edison is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Edison
- Scotch Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Plains
- Benders Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benders Corner
- Samptown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Samptown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samptown
- Berkeley Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Heights
- Potters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Potters is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- Westfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Feltville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Feltville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feltville
- Union Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Pumptown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pumptown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumptown
- Clark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clark is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Smalleytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smalleytown
- Piscataway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Piscataway is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Menlo Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo Park
- Iselin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Iselin is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iselin
- Randolphville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolphville
- Society Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Colonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colonia is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonia
- Perth Amboy Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rahway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rahway is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
- Park Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Park Village is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Cranford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cranford is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranford
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Edison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Edison is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Lindenau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lindenau is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenau
- Stelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stelton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelton
- Avenel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avenel is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenel
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 St. Marys 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 St. Marys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cranford
- Piscataway
- Plainfield
- Rahway
- Summit
- Westfield
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 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 St. Marys 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 St. Marys Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #880099 (Saint Marys Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #880099 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: 34 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chatham
- Location given for Saint Marys Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6273248 Lon: -74.4109849
- 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 '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- St. Marys 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. |