A visit to the First Shearith Israel Graveyard ...
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 First Shearith Israel Graveyard ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the First Shearith Israel Graveyard:
40.7122, -73.9992
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the First Shearith Israel Graveyard can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The First Shearith Israel Graveyard is located in New York County<2>.
The county seat for New York County is located in New York. New York lies just to the east southeast of the First Shearith Israel Graveyard .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the First Shearith Israel Graveyard.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from First Shearith Israel Graveyard, with the nearest first.
- Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New York City Marble Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The New York City Marble Cemetery is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York City Marble Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New York City Marble Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in East Village.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641159 <5>
- New York Marble Cemetery, 2nd Ave
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Second Cemetery of the Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Third Cemetery of the Spanish-Portuguese Synagogue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jersey City & Harsimus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Weehawken Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Weehawken Cemetery is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weehawken Cemetery
- Palisades Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Palisades Cemetery is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- The St. Peters Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #931241 <5>
- Holy Name Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Holy Name Cemetery is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Name Cemetery
- The Holy Name Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hudson County Cathollic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100040 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery
- The Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bayview Cemetery
- New York Bay Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99879 <5>
- Green - Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Green - Wood Cemetery is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green - Wood Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64718 <5>
- Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Linden Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Linden Hill Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hill Cemetery
- Ahawith Chesed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fourth Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Second Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The New Calvary Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Calvary Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the First Shearith Israel Graveyard.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from First Shearith Israel Graveyard, with the nearest first:
- Knickerbocker Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New York
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New York is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
- Battery Park City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Battery Park City is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battery Park City
- Fort Jay
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fort Jay is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jay
- Governors Island
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Governors Island is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Island
- Brooklyn Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Heights
- East Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Village is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Stuyvesant Town
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stuyvesant Town is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuyvesant Town
- Peter Cooper Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Cooper Village
- Washington Square Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- University Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- University Village is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Greenwich Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenwich Village is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Red Hook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Red Hook is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
- Williamsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Kips Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kips Bay is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kips Bay
- Hoboken
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- Jersey City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- Brooklyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenpoint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenpoint is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpoint
- Long Island City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hell's Kitchen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell's Kitchen
- Bergen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
- Communipaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Communipaw
- Union City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- Weehawken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weehawken
- Flatbush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
- Weeksville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weeksville is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
- Bushwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bushwick is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushwick
- Maspeth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manhattan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Manhattan is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
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 First Shearith Israel Graveyard. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in New York County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The First Shearith Israel Graveyard.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brooklyn
- Hoboken
- Jersey City
- New York
- Union City
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 First Shearith Israel Graveyard:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to New York 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 First Shearith Israel Graveyard:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2063252 (First Shearith Israel Graveyard)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2063252 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: New York
- Est. Elev: 5 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brooklyn
- Location given for First Shearith Israel Graveyard:
- Lat: 40.7122222 Lon: -73.9991667
- 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 New York, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- First Shearith Israel Graveyard) 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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