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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Brooklyn Heights (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Brooklyn Heights. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Brooklyn Heights ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Brooklyn Heights: Brooklyn Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Newspapers Published in Brooklyn Heights ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brooklyn Heights.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brooklyn Heights, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brooklyn Heights.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Brooklyn Heights:

Cemeteries Near Brooklyn Heights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brooklyn Heights.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brooklyn Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brooklyn Heights, with the one closest to Brooklyn Heights listed first.

  • Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • St. Paul's Churchyard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul's Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's Churchyard Cemetery
  • Trinity Churchyard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Churchyard Cemetery
  • First Shearith Israel Graveyard
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Shearith Israel Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Shearith Israel Graveyard
  • Green - Wood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Green - Wood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Brooklyn.
    • The Green - Wood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Greenwood Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green - Wood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64718 <2>
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
  • New York City Marble Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New York City Marble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New York City Marble Cemetery
  • Second Cemetery of the Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Third Cemetery of the Spanish-Portuguese Synagogue
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jersey City & Harsimus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Barkaloo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (468 more) ...
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Most Holy Trinity Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Most Holy Trinity Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Henicke Cemetery
      • Holy Trinity Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Most Holy Trinity Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Brooklyn Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brooklyn Heights.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Brooklyn Heights, with the one closest to Brooklyn Heights listed first.

  • New York
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
    • New York is located in Kings County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • Brooklyn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Williamsburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Kings County
  • Jersey City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
    • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
  • Flatbush
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatbush have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
    • Flatbush is located in Kings County
  • Greenpoint
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpoint
    • Greenpoint is located in Kings County
  • Hoboken
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken
    • Hoboken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
  • Communipaw
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Communipaw
    • Communipaw is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Parkville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
    • Parkville is located in Kings County
  • Bushwick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushwick
    • Bushwick is located in Kings County
  • Ridgewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Blissville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blissville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissville
    • Blissville is located in Queens County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Long Island City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Marion
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Bergen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
      • Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brooklyn Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brooklyn Heights.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brooklyn Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Brooklyn Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brooklyn Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6959, Longitude: -73.9955    
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brooklyn Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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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