A visit to the Saint Stephens 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. Stephens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Stephens Cemetery:
40.7234, -74.3157
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Stephens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Essex County<2>.
The county seat for Essex County is located in Newark. Newark lies just to the east of the St. Stephens Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Stephens Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the St. Stephens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Stephens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- B'nai Abraham Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fair Mount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Teresa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Teresa Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Teresa Cemetery
- Beth - David Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beth - David Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth - David Cemetery
- Graceland Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- Ely Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ely Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clinton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hanover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hanover Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Vincent Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincent Cemetery
- Revolutionary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- B'nai Jeshuron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oheb Shalom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
- The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bishop's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100044 <5>
- St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Catholic Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Johns Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #644088 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Stephens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Stephens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Springfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Springfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Millburn
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Millburn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Maplewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- South Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Orange is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Orange
- Feltville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Feltville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feltville
- Westfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Westfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Cranford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cranford is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranford
- Irvington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Irvington is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Benders Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benders Corner
- Park Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Park Village is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Hillside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hillside is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Orange is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Livingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Livingston is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Rosedale Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Village
- Berkeley Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Heights
- Scotch Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Plains
- Clark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clark is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Elmora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elmora is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
- East Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Orange is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
- Elm Park Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Park Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park Village
- West Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Orange is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Orange
- Yardley Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yardley Village is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardley Village
- Hanover Neck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hanover Neck is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Neck
- Linden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
- East Hanover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Hanover is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hanover
- Elizabeth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
- Newark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
- Borough of Essex Fells
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Essex Fells
- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
- Green Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
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. Stephens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Essex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Stephens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cranford
- East Hanover
- East Orange
- Elizabeth
- Hillside
- Irvington
- Linden
- Livingston
- Maplewood
- Newark
- Orange
- Summit
- Westfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 St. Stephens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Jersey:
- Pages specific to Essex 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. Stephens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #880200 (Saint Stephens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #880200 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: Essex
- Est. Elev: 54 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Roselle
- Location given for Saint Stephens Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7234345 Lon: -74.3157044
- 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 Essex, 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- St. Stephens 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. |