A visit to the Veghte Burying Ground ...
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 Veghte Burying Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Veghte Burying Ground:
40.5507, -74.6493
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Veghte Burying Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Veghte Burying Ground is located in Somerset County<2>.
The county seat for Somerset County is located in Somerville. Somerville lies just to the east northeast of the Veghte Burying Ground .
Open a Google Map centered on the Veghte Burying Ground.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Veghte Burying Ground.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Veghte Burying Ground, with the nearest first.
- Vroom Family Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Somerville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Old Somerville Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Somerville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Somerville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Somerville.
- The Old Somerville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bridge Street Cemetery
- Old Cemetery
- Old Raritan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1599935 <5>
- New Somerville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The New Somerville Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Somerville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Somerville.
- The New Somerville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Somerville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #626822 <5>
- St. Bernards RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Branch Reformed Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hoagland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hoagland Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland Cemetery
- Flagtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Flagtown Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagtown Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Ghost Carpatho - Russian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Van Nest Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Readington Reformed Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Neshanic Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsborough Reformed Church at Millstone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Temple Sholom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Temple Sholom Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Sholom Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Temple Sholom Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bound Brook.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2131214 <5>
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bound Brook.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100217 <5>
- Harlingen Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Bound Brook Mountain Ave. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Horeb United Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pluckemin Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Veghte Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Veghte Burying Ground, with the nearest first:
- Somerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Finderne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finderne
- North Branch Depot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch Depot
- Bound Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bound Brook
- Woodfern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodfern is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfern
- Blackwells Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells Mills
- Harlingen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harlingen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlingen
- Middlebush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebush
- Ukrainian Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukrainian Village
- Whitehouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Whitehouse Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Station
- Pleasant Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Run is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Bedminster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedminster
- Skillman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Skillman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
- Franklin Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Somerset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Piscataway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Piscataway is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Reaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reaville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reaville
- Wertsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wertsville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wertsville
- Kendall Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kendall Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Park
- Society Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Randolphville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolphville
- Flemington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Flemington is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Rileyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rileyville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileyville
- Heathcote
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Heathcote is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathcote
- Maple Meade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Meade is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meade
- Berdines Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berdines Corners is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berdines Corners
- New Brunswick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
- Samptown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Samptown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samptown
- Smalleytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smalleytown
- Gladstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gladstone is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
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 Veghte Burying Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Somerset County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Veghte Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Harlingen
- New Brunswick
- Piscataway
- Somerset
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 Veghte Burying Ground:
- Pages specific to New Jersey:
- Pages specific to Somerset 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 Veghte Burying Ground:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2059727 (Veghte Burying Ground)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2059727 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: Somerset
- Est. Elev: 17 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Raritan
- Location given for Veghte Burying Ground:
- Lat: 40.5506588 Lon: -74.6493256
- 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 Somerset, 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- Veghte Burying Ground) 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. |