A visit to the Acacia 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 Acacia Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Acacia Cemetery:
40.6779, -73.8535
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Acacia Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Acacia Cemetery is located in Queens County<2>.
The county seat for Queens County is located in Jamaica. Jamaica lies just to the east northeast of the Acacia Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Acacia Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Acacia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Acacia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cypress Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Maimonides Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cypress Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- B'nai Jeshurum & Shereth Israel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hungarian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hungarian Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungarian Cemetery
- Salem Fields Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cypress Hills National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wyckoff - Snediker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. John RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. John RC Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John RC Cemetery
- The St. John RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66012 <5>
- Mt. Neboh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beth El Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Beth El Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth El Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth El Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Ridgewood.
- The Beth El Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Union Fields Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65419 <5>
- New Union Field Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Machpelah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Machpelah Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah Cemetery
- The Machpelah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Macpelah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65151 <5>
- Union Field Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Field Cemetery is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Field Cemetery
- Union Field Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Field Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Field Cemetery
- Mt. Judah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Knollwood Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Knollwood Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Most Holy Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Most Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Most Holy Trinity Cemetery
- The Most Holy Trinity Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henicke Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
- The Evergreens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Evergreens Cemetery is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Evergreens Cemetery
- The Evergreens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cemetery of the Evergreens
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove 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 Acacia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Acacia Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Richmond Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Morris Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Park is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Park
- Kew Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Brownsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Marcus Garvey Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Canarsie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Canarsie is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canarsie
- Middle Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jamaica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fresh Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fresh Pond is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
- Ridgewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Bushwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bushwick is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushwick
- Weeksville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Weeksville is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
- Elmhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rochdale Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rochdale Village is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale Village
- Queens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maspeth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lefrak City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lefrak City is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefrak City
- Corona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flatbush
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
- Flatlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Flatlands is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatlands
- Jackson Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Broad Channel
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Broad Channel is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Channel
- Woodside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenpoint
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenpoint is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpoint
- Williamsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
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 Acacia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Queens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Acacia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brooklyn
- Elmhurst
- Forest Hills
- Jackson Heights
- Jamaica
- Williamsburg
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 Acacia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Queens 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 Acacia Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #942133 (Acacia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #942133 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: Queens
- Est. Elev: 10 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jamaica
- Location given for Acacia Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6778811 Lon: -73.8534686
- 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 York's counties, including Queens, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Acacia 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. |