A visit to the Van Liew 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 Van Liew Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Van Liew Cemetery:
40.4709, -74.4535
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Van Liew Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Van Liew Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<2>.
The county seat for Middlesex County is located in New Brunswick. New Brunswick lies just to the north of the Van Liew Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Van Liew Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Van Liew Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Van Liew Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shalom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Shalom Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalom Cemetery
- First Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Franklin Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Franklin Memorial Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Memorial Park
- Garden of Memories
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Garden of Memories is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- St. Mary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- St. James Episcopal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smally Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smally Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smally Cemetery
- Lake Nelson Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- South Middlebush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beth Abraham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Beth Abraham Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Abraham Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Monumental Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Runyon - Stelle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Floral Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Floral Park Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Park Cemetery
- Degel Yehudo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Degel Yehudo Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degel Yehudo Cemetery
- Osage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Osage Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Cemetery
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Van Liew Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Van Liew Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Berdines Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Berdines Corners is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berdines Corners
- New Brunswick
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
- Maple Meade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Meade is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meade
- Somerset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Patricks Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Patricks Corners is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Corners
- Paulas Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paulas Corners is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulas Corners
- Dunham's Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunham's Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunham's Corner
- East Brunswick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brunswick
- Tanners Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tanners Corners is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Corners
- Stelton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stelton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelton
- Lindenau
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lindenau is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenau
- Randolphville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolphville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Franklin Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Edison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edison is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Society Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Middlebush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebush
- Ukrainian Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukrainian Village
- Piscataway
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Piscataway is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Kendall Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kendall Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Park
- Old Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bridge
- Runyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Runyon is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runyon
- Sayreville Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sayreville Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayreville Junction
- Blackwells Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells Mills
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Madison Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Madison Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Park
- Ernston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ernston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernston
- Pumptown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pumptown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumptown
- Samptown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Samptown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samptown
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 Van Liew Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Middlesex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Van Liew Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- New Brunswick
- Piscataway
- Somerset
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 Van Liew Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Jersey:
- Pages specific to Middlesex 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 Van Liew Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #881423 (Van Liew Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #881423 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: Middlesex
- Est. Elev: 34 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Brunswick
- Location given for Van Liew Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4709383 Lon: -74.4534855
- 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 Middlesex, 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' (or 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- Van Liew 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. |