A visit to the Washington Monumental 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 Washington Monumental Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Washington Monumental Cemetery:
40.4432, -74.3813
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Washington Monumental Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Washington Monumental Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<2>.
The county seat for Middlesex County is located in New Brunswick. New Brunswick lies just to the northwest of the Washington Monumental Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Washington Monumental Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Washington Monumental Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Washington Monumental Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Mary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Osage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Osage Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beth Abraham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beth Abraham Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Abraham Cemetery
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
- St. James Episcopal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- First Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Poile Zeda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Poile Zeda Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poile Zeda Cemetery
- Van Liew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Van Liew Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Liew Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Cross Burial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Cross Burial Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Burial Park
- Christ Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Washington Monumental Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Washington Monumental Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tanners Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tanners Corners is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Corners
- East Brunswick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brunswick
- Dunham's Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dunham's Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunham's Corner
- Old Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bridge
- Runyon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Runyon is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runyon
- Madison Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Madison Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Park
- Ernston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ernston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernston
- Sayreville Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sayreville Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayreville Junction
- Paulas Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paulas Corners is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulas Corners
- New Brunswick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
- Berdines Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berdines Corners is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berdines Corners
- Maple Meade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maple Meade is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meade
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Patricks Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Patricks Corners is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Corners
- Stelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stelton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelton
- Edison
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edison is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Lindenau
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lindenau is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenau
- Brownville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brownville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
- Cheesequake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cheesequake is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesequake
- South Amboy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
- Jamesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- Moerls Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moerls Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moerls Corner
- Morristown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Morristown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Fords
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fords is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
- Somerset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Cliffwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cliffwood is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffwood
- Laurence Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Laurence Harbor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurence Harbor
- Randolphville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolphville
- Perth Amboy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
- Hopelawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hopelawn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopelawn
- Society Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
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 Washington Monumental 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 Washington Monumental Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- New Brunswick
- Perth Amboy
- Somerset
- South Amboy
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 Washington Monumental 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 Washington Monumental Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #881563 (Washington Monumental Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #881563 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: 28 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Brunswick
- Location given for Washington Monumental Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4431618 Lon: -74.3812607
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Washington Monumental 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. |