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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Westwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westwood Cemetery

Lat:   40.9829°   (40° 58' 58")

Lon:   -74.0224°   (-74° 1' 20")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedar Park Cemetery is located in Bergen County
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Bergen County
  • Beth - El Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth - El Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth - El Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beth - El Cemetery is located in Bergen County
  • Pascack Reformed Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pascack Reformed Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pascack Reformed Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pascack Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Bergen County
  • Pascack Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pascack Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pascack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pascack Cemetery is located in Bergen County
  • Valleau Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Woodside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodside Cemetery is located in Bergen County
  • George Washington Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • French Burial Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the French Burial Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the French Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The French Burial Ground is located in Bergen County
  • Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Bergen County
  • St. Luke's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Luke's Cemetery is located in Bergen County
  • Hackensack Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackensack Cemetery
    • The Hackensack Cemetery is located in Bergen County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Bergen County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Catherines Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Catherines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Catherines Cemetery is located in Rockland County (NY)
    • Temple Israel Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Israel Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Israel Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Temple Israel Memorial Park is located in Rockland County (NY)
    • Saddle River Low Dutch Reformed Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saddle River Low Dutch Reformed Cemetery
      • The Saddle River Low Dutch Reformed Cemetery is located in Bergen County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairlawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Bergen County
    • Americus Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Americus Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Americus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Americus Cemetery is located in Bergen County
    • B'nai Israel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the B'nai Israel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the B'nai Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The B'nai Israel Cemetery is located in Bergen County
    • Brookside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brookside Cemetery is located in Bergen County
    • Rockland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rockland Cemetery is located in Rockland County (NY)

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]<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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
    • River Vale is located in Bergen County
  • Park Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Park Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
    • Park Ridge is located in Bergen County
  • West Norwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwood
    • West Norwood is located in Bergen County
  • Saint Josephs Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Josephs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Josephs Village
    • Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County
  • Tappan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
    • Tappan is located in Rockland County (NY)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappan <7>
  • Ho-Ho-Kus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho-Ho-Kus
    • Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County
  • Warren Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warren Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Point
    • Warren Point is located in Bergen County
  • Rochelle Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle Park
    • Rochelle Park is located in Bergen County
  • West Englewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Englewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Englewood
    • West Englewood is located in Bergen County
  • Orangeburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pearl River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
    • Pearl River is located in Rockland County (NY)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <7>
  • Ridgewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
    • Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Saddle Brook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Brook
      • Saddle Brook is located in Bergen County
    • Hackensack
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
      • Hackensack is located in Bergen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
    • Teaneck
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaneck
      • Teaneck is located in Bergen County
    • Englewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
      • Englewood is located in Bergen County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piermont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piermont
      • Piermont is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piermont <7>
    • Blauvelt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wortendyke
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortendyke
      • Wortendyke is located in Bergen County
    • Chestnut Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
      • Chestnut Ridge is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestnut Ridge <7>
    • Yonkers
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
      • Yonkers is located in Westchester County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <7>
    • Hastings-on-Hudson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Grand View-on-Hudson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View-on-Hudson
      • Grand View-on-Hudson is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • 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.

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 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 Westwood Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #881755 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Hackensack
    • County: Bergen         Elev: 19
    • Location given for GNIS #881755 (Westwood Cemetery)

The official website for Bergen County: www.co.bergen.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Westwood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9829, Longitude: -74.0224       In this case, the coordinates for the Westwood Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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