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A visit to the Sanders Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Sanders Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sanders Cemetery

Lat:   40.9913°   (40° 59' 28")

Lon:   -74.3524°   (-74° 21' 8")

The Sanders Cemetery is located in Morris County<1>.

The county seat for Morris County is located in Morristown. Morristown lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Sanders Cemetery .

Name Variations for Sanders Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Sanders Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Brown Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sanders Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sanders Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Evergreen Cemetery is located in Morris County
  • Fredericks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fredericks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fredericks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fredericks Cemetery is located in Morris County
  • Pompton Reformed Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's RC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Joseph's RC Cemetery is located in Passaic County
  • Whitehall Methodist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Marcella Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marcella Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marcella Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Marcella Cemetery is located in Morris County
  • Winters Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Winters Cemetery is located in Morris County
  • Ponds Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ponds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ponds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ponds Cemetery is located in Bergen County
  • Vreeland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vreeland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vreeland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vreeland Cemetery is located in Passaic County
  • Turner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Turner Cemetery is located in Passaic County
  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Morris County
  • Scott Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in Morris County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...

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]<2> of the Sanders Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sanders Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Sanders Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morris County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sanders Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Sanders Cemetery:

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 Sanders Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #874977  (Brown Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #874977 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Pompton Plains
    • County: Morris         Elev: 178
    • Location given for GNIS #874977 (Brown Cemetery)

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Morris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sanders Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9913, Longitude: -74.3524    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.