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. 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 Gravesend Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gravesend Cemetery:
40.5944, -73.9747
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gravesend Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Gravesend Cemetery.<4>
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)
- Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green - Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Barkaloo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canarsie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
- The Silver Lake Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Sailors Snug Harbor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vanderbilt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Vanderbilt Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderbilt Cemetery
- Moravian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Evergreens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knollwood Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knollwood Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Most Holy Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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)
- Coney Island
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brighton Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sheepshead Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bensonhurst
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bath Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dyker Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Breezy Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flatlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Hamilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Canarsie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Flatbush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
- Fort Wadsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Red Hook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marcus Garvey Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stapleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stapleton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
- Old Town Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Town Station is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Station
- Weeksville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grant City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Oakwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Jay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Governors Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bushwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn Heights
(7 miles [11.3 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 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.
- Brooklyn
- Fort Wadsworth
- New Brighton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:
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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #64693
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #951599 (Gravesend Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #951599 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: 5 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coney Island
- Location given for Gravesend Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5945493 Lon: -73.974583
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gravesend 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. |