A visit to the Saint Teresa 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. Teresa Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Teresa Cemetery:
40.7226, -74.3865
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Teresa Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Teresa 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 southeast of the St. Teresa Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Teresa Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the St. Teresa Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Teresa Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The St. Vincent Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincent Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Holy Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
- Meyersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary's RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Mary's RC Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's RC Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield Emanuel UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Revolutionary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- B'nai Abraham Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ely Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ely Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hanover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hanover Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Cemetery
- Holy Rood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The New Vernon Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon Cemetery
- St. Vincent's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Plainfield Burying Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Beth - David Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- Restland Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Gate of Heaven Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate of Heaven Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gate of Heaven Cemetery is located in East Hanover.
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Teresa Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Teresa Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Summit is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Feltville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Feltville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feltville
- Benders Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benders Corner
- Yardley Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yardley Village is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardley Village
- Springfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Green Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Rosedale Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Village
- Berkeley Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Heights
- Scotch Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Plains
- Westfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Millburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Millburn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Union Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Maplewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Smalleytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smalleytown
- Cranford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cranford is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranford
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- South Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Orange is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Orange
- Livingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Livingston is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- East Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Hanover is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hanover
- Whippany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whippany is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippany
- Plainfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Clark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Park Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Park Village is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park 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
- Morristown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morristown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
- Morristown has also been known as:
- New Hanover
- West Hanover
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. Teresa 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. Teresa Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cranford
- East Hanover
- Livingston
- Maplewood
- Morristown
- Plainfield
- Summit
- Westfield
- Whippany
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 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. Teresa 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. Teresa Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #880207 (Saint Teresa Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #880207 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: 90 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chatham
- Location given for Saint Teresa Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7226011 Lon: -74.3865401
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Teresa 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. |