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:
40.6543, -74.2190
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 just to the 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 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the St. Marys Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Linden Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Linden Park Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Park Cemetery
- Rosedale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bethel Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Memorial Park is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Memorial Park
- Rosemont Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olivet RC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100119 <5>
- Gomel Chesed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- B'nai Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The B'nai Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Cemetery
- B'nai Jeshuron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oheb Shalom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Graceland Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beth - David Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beth - David Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth - David Cemetery
- Clinton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hollywood Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- B'nai Abraham Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rahway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rahway Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Merrill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
- Baron Hirsch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lake Cemetery is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Graniteville (NY).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1121151 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Elizabeth
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Elizabeth is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
- Elmora
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Elmora is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
- Linden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Linden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
- Tremley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tremley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremley
- Hillside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillside is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Bloomfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Arlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Park Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Park Village is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Rahway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rahway is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
- Graniteville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Port Richmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Cranford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cranford is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranford
- Clark
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clark is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Perth Amboy Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Heartland Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
- Staten Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Westerleigh
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerleigh
- Bayonne
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Maplewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Irvington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Irvington is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Avenel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avenel is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenel
- Edgar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edgar is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Port Reading
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Port Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Reading
- South Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Orange is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Orange
- New Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Brighton is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
- Newark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newark is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
- Millburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millburn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Westfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 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 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.
- Bayonne
- Cranford
- Elizabeth
- Hillside
- Irvington
- Linden
- Maplewood
- New Brighton
- Newark
- Port Richmond
- Rahway
- Staten Island
- 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 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 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 #880100 (Saint Marys Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #880100 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: 8 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elizabeth
- Location given for Saint Marys Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6542696 Lon: -74.2190341
- 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |