A visit to the Woodland 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 Woodland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woodland Cemetery:
40.7287, -74.2016
The Woodland Cemetery is located in Essex County<1>.
The county seat for Essex County is located in Newark. Newark lies just to the east northeast of the Woodland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Woodland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Woodland Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairmount Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clinton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- Oheb Shalom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- B'nai Jeshuron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- B'nai Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gomel Chesed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rosemont Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bethel Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Memorial Park is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Memorial Park
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollywood Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rosedale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Graceland Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Arlington Jewish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peter's RC Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 37 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Woodland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woodland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Newark
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Irvington
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hillside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Orange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Park Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elm Park Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park Village
- Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kearny
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elmora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Elizabeth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Arlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Belleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Millburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Bayonne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montclair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nutley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cranford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park Village is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Linden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Verona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Verona is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Graniteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Port Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
- Communipaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bergen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
- Upper Montclair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Borough of Essex Fells
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Essex Fells
- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
- Lyndhurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lyndhurst is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndhurst
- Delawanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brookdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Livingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Woodland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Essex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bayonne
- Belleville
- Cranford
- East Orange
- Elizabeth
- Hillside
- Irvington
- Linden
- Livingston
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Montclair
- Newark
- Nutley
- Orange
- Port Richmond
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Woodland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Jersey:
- Pages specific to Essex 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 Woodland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #881927 (Woodland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #881927 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: Essex
- Est. Elev: 57 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elizabeth
- Location given for Woodland Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7289903 Lon: -74.2018119
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Woodland Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |