A visit to the Steelmans Creek Burial Ground ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Steelmans Creek Burial Ground. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Steelmans Creek Burial Ground (FG ID #2156688).
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 Steelmans Creek Burial Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Steelmans Creek Burial Ground:
39.3887, -74.7381
The Steelmans Creek Burial Ground is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the south of Mays Landing.
The cemetery is located in Atlantic County<3>.
The county seat for Atlantic County is located in Mays Landing. Mays Landing lies just to the north of the Steelmans Creek Burial Ground .
Open a Google Map centered on the Steelmans Creek Burial Ground.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Steelmans Creek Burial Ground.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Steelmans Creek Burial Ground, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. Bernard Clairvaux RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Palestine Bible Protestant Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lincoln Memorial Park is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Memorial Park
- Tuckahoe UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Head of the River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Steelmantown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Laurel Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Somers Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colonel Richard Somers Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Steelman Family Burial Ground
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Friends Central Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Emeth Shalom Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rodef Shalom Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sholem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Sholem Cemetery is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholem Cemetery
- Beth - Kehillah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Steelmans Creek Burial Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Steelmans Creek Burial Ground, with the nearest first:
- Estellville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Estell Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Clarkstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mays Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dorothy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Corbin City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Warners Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckahoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McKee City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKee City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee City
- Milmay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Somers Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bargaintown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gigantic City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
- Mizpah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Steelmantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Linwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Northfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Northfield is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
- Belleplain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hesstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ocean City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pomona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Steelmans Creek Burial Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Atlantic County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Steelmans Creek Burial Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mays Landing
- Ocean City
- Pomona
- Pomona lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Steelmans Creek Burial Ground.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pomona.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
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 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 Steelmans Creek Burial Ground:
- Pages specific to New Jersey:
- Pages specific to Atlantic 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 Steelmans Creek Burial Ground:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2156688
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Steelmans Creek Burial Ground) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Atlantic, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |