A visit to the Westwood 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 Westwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westwood Cemetery:
40.9829, -74.0224
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Westwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Westwood Cemetery is located in Bergen County<2>.
The county seat for Bergen County is located in Hackensack. Hackensack lies just to the south of the Westwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Westwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Westwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cedar Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Cedar Park Cemetery is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Beth - El Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Beth - El Cemetery is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth - El Cemetery
- Pascack Reformed Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pascack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pascack Cemetery is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascack Cemetery
- Valleau Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Woodside Cemetery is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Cemetery
- George Washington Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- French Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The French Burial Ground is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Burial Ground
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Luke's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Luke's Cemetery is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke's Cemetery
- Hackensack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hackensack Cemetery is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hackensack Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hackensack.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1593982 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hackensack.
- The St. Josephs Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Joseph Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960792 <5>
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Catherines Cemetery is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherines Cemetery
- Temple Israel Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saddle River Low Dutch Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Saddle River Low Dutch Reformed Cemetery is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle River Low Dutch Reformed Cemetery
- The Saddle River Low Dutch Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
- Saddle River Reformed Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1426343 <5>
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
- Americus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Americus Cemetery is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus Cemetery
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The B'nai Israel Cemetery is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Israel Cemetery
- Brookside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Brookside Cemetery is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
- Rockland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rockland Cemetery is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Westwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- River Vale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- River Vale is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
- Park Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- West Norwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Norwood is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwood
- Saint Josephs Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tappan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ho-Ho-Kus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho-Ho-Kus
- Radburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radburn
- Warren Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Point is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Point
- Rochelle Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rochelle Park is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle Park
- West Englewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Englewood is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Englewood
- Sparkill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Orangeburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pearl River
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ridgewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Saddle Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saddle Brook is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Brook
- Hackensack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hackensack is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
- Teaneck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Teaneck is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaneck
- Englewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Englewood is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,278 people
- Palisades
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Piermont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blauvelt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wortendyke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortendyke
- Chestnut Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Yonkers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yonkers is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <6>
- Hastings-on-Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grand View-on-Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grand View-on-Hudson is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View-on-Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Nanuet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Westwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bergen County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Englewood
- Hackensack
- Hastings-on-Hudson
- Nanuet
- Pearl River
- Piermont
- Ridgewood
- Sparkill
- Teaneck
- Yonkers
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Westwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Jersey:
- Pages specific to Bergen 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 Westwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #881755 (Westwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #881755 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: Bergen
- Est. Elev: 19 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hackensack
- Location given for Westwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9828756 Lon: -74.0223614
- 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 Bergen, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westwood 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |