A visit to the B'nai Jeshurum & Shereth Israel 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 B'nai Jeshurum & Shereth Israel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the B'nai Jeshurum & Shereth Israel Cemetery:
40.6904, -73.8804
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the B'nai Jeshurum & Shereth Israel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The B'nai Jeshurum & Shereth Israel Cemetery is located in Kings County<2>.
The county seat for Kings County is located in Brooklyn. Brooklyn lies just to the west southwest of the B'nai Jeshurum & Shereth Israel Cemetery .
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Name Variations for B'nai Jeshurum & Shereth Israel Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
We have seen the following variation for B'nai Jeshurum & Shereth Israel Cemetery:
- Bnai Jeshurum & Shereth Israel Cemetery
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.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the B'nai Jeshurum & Shereth Israel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from B'nai Jeshurum & Shereth Israel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery
- The Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery has also been known as:
- All Faiths Cemetery
- All Faiths Lutheran Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65138 <5>
- Most Holy Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles 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
- Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Bayside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bayside Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Cemetery
- Acacia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Acacia Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acacia Cemetery
- Wyckoff - Snediker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. John RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ahawith Chesed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Linden Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Linden Hill Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- New Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Calvary Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Calvary Cemetery
- Second Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fourth Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Canarsie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- The Holy Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cemetery of the Holy Cross
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64166 <5>
- St. Monica's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Monica's Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Monica's Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hebron 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 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the B'nai Jeshurum & Shereth Israel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from B'nai Jeshurum & Shereth Israel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Glendale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glendale is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Fresh Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fresh Pond is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
- Middle Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ridgewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bushwick
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bushwick is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushwick
- Weeksville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weeksville is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
- Brownsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Marcus Garvey Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maspeth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kew Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brooklyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Canarsie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Canarsie is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canarsie
- Elmhurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Morris Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morris Park is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Park
- Lefrak City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lefrak City is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefrak City
- Corona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jackson Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flatbush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
- Woodside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jamaica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenpoint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenpoint is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpoint
- Williamsburg
(4 miles [6.4 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 B'nai Jeshurum & Shereth Israel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kings County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The B'nai Jeshurum & Shereth Israel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brooklyn
- Brooklyn lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the B'nai Jeshurum & Shereth Israel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Brooklyn.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 either 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 B'nai Jeshurum & Shereth Israel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Kings 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 B'nai Jeshurum & Shereth Israel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #977523 (B'nai Jeshurum and Shereth Israel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #977523 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: Kings
- Est. Elev: 50 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brooklyn
- Location given for B'nai Jeshurum and Shereth Israel Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6903809 Lon: -73.8804137
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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 Kings, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- B'nai Jeshurum & Shereth Israel 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. |
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