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A visit to the Gravesend 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 Gravesend Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gravesend Cemetery (FG ID #64693)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Gravesend Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gravesend Cemetery

Lat:   40.5944°   (40° 35' 39")

Lon:   -73.9747°   (-73° 58' 28")

The Gravesend Cemetery is located in Kings County<2>.

The county seat for Kings County is located in Brooklyn. Brooklyn lies just to the north northeast of the Gravesend Cemetery .

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 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 Gravesend Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Kings County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Gravesend Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 34 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Gravesend Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gravesend Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Gravesend
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravesend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesend
      • Gravesend is located in Kings County
    • Coney Island
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
      • Coney Island is located in Kings County
    • Brighton Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Beach
      • Brighton Beach is located in Kings County
    • Sheepshead Bay
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead Bay
      • Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County
    • Bensonhurst
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensonhurst
      • Bensonhurst is located in Kings County
    • Bath Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Beach
      • Bath Beach is located in Kings County
    • Dyker Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyker Heights
      • Dyker Heights is located in Kings County
    • Breezy Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Flatlands
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatlands
      • Flatlands is located in Kings County
    • Bay Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Ridge
      • Bay Ridge is located in Kings County
    • Fort Hamilton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hamilton
      • Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County
    • Canarsie
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canarsie
      • Canarsie is located in Kings County
    • Continue List   (22 more) ...
      • Red Hook
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
        • Red Hook is located in Kings County
      • Marcus Garvey Village
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcus Garvey Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus Garvey Village
        • Marcus Garvey Village is located in Kings County
      • Brownsville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
        • Brownsville is located in Kings County
      • Brooklyn
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Old Town Station
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Station
        • Old Town Station is located in Richmond County
      • Weeksville ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
        • Weeksville is located in Kings County
      • New Brighton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
        • New Brighton is located in Richmond County
      • Grant City
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
        • Grant City is located in Richmond County
      • Oakwood
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
        • Oakwood is located in Richmond County
      • Fort Jay
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Jay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jay
        • Fort Jay is located in New York County
      • Bushwick
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushwick
        • Bushwick is located in Kings County
      • Brooklyn Heights
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Heights
        • Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County
      • Battery Park City
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battery Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battery Park City
        • Battery Park City is located in New York County
      • Broad Channel
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broad Channel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Channel
        • Broad Channel is located in Queens County
      • Glendale
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
        • Glendale is located in Queens County
      • Ridgewood
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Williamsburg
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
        • Williamsburg is located in Kings County
      • New York
        (8 miles [12.9 km] 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
      • Port Richmond
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
        • Port Richmond is located in Richmond County
      • Westerleigh
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerleigh
        • Westerleigh is located in Richmond County
      • Knickerbocker Village
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knickerbocker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker Village
        • Knickerbocker Village is located in New York County
      • Staten Island
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

    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 Gravesend 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 Gravesend Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Gravesend Cemetery.<7>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gravesend Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Washington Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Old New Utrecht Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old New Utrecht Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old New Utrecht Cemetery is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old New Utrecht Cemetery
    • Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Green - Wood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Green - Wood Cemetery is located in Kings County
      • 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 <1>
    • Barkaloo Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Barkaloo Cemetery is located in Kings County
      • The Barkaloo Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Revolutionary War Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barkaloo Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167808 <1>
    • Canarsie Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Kings County
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cemetery of the Holy Cross
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64166 <1>
    • Quaker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Silver Mount Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Silver Lake Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Silver Lake Cemetery is located in Richmond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Lake Cemetery
      • Woodland Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Richmond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
      • Sailors Snug Harbor Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sailors Snug Harbor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sailors Snug Harbor Cemetery is located in Richmond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sailors Snug Harbor Cemetery
      • St. Peters Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Richmond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Vanderbilt Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vanderbilt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Vanderbilt Cemetery is located in Richmond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vanderbilt Cemetery
      • Moravian Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Evergreens Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • The The Evergreens Cemetery is located in Kings County
        • The The Evergreens Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Cemetery of the Evergreens
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the The Evergreens Cemetery
      • Knollwood Park Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knollwood Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Knollwood Park Cemetery is located in Queens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knollwood Park Cemetery
      • Knollwood Park Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knollwood Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Knollwood Park Cemetery is located in Queens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knollwood Park Cemetery
      • Most Holy Trinity Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • The Most Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Kings County
        • 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
      • Trinity Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Kings County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Gravesend Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #951599  (Gravesend Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #951599 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Coney Island
      • County: Kings         Elev: 5
      • Location given for GNIS #951599 (Gravesend Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #64693

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

    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' (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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Gravesend Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5944, Longitude: -73.9747    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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