A visit to the Canarsie Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Canarsie Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Canarsie Cemetery (FG ID #64132).
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 Canarsie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Canarsie Cemetery:
40.6368, -73.9039
The Canarsie Cemetery is located in Kings County<2>.
The county seat for Kings County is located in Brooklyn. Brooklyn lies just to the northwest of the Canarsie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Canarsie Cemetery.
Establishment of the Canarsie Cemetery ...
The Canarsie Cemetery was established in 1843.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Canarsie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Canarsie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Washington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Acacia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Acacia Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acacia Cemetery
- Bayside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bayside Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Cemetery
- Salem Fields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- B'nai Jeshurum & Shereth Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cypress Hills National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hungarian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hungarian Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungarian Cemetery
- Union Field Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Judah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- The Evergreens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Knollwood Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Knollwood Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Most Holy Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Green - Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gravesend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maimonides Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cypress Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Cypress Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Mt. Neboh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beth El Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Machpelah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Union Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Field Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Field Cemetery
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 Canarsie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Canarsie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Canarsie
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Flatlands
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marcus Garvey Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brownsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Weeksville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sheepshead Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flatbush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
- Gravesend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Broad Channel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ridgewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bushwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dyker Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bensonhurst
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bath Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coney Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Breezy Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Park is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Park
- Richmond Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fresh Pond
(5 miles [8 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 Canarsie Cemetery. The following communities are located in Kings County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Canarsie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Canarsie 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 Canarsie Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #64132
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #945745 (Canarsie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #945745 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: 3 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brooklyn
- Location given for Canarsie Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6367708 Lon: -73.9040255
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Canarsie 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |