A visit to the Green - Wood 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 Green - Wood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Green - Wood Cemetery (FG ID #64718).
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 Green - Wood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Green - Wood Cemetery:
40.6529, -73.9899
The Green - Wood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Brooklyn.
The cemetery is located in Kings County<2>.
The county seat for Kings County is located in Brooklyn. Brooklyn lies just to the northeast of the Green - Wood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Green - Wood Cemetery.
Establishment of the Green - Wood Cemetery ...
The Green - Wood Cemetery was established in 1838.
Name Variations for Green - Wood 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.
Green - Wood Cemetery has also been known as:
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 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Green - Wood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Green - Wood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Quaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Barkaloo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Trinity Churchyard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old New Utrecht Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- First Shearith Israel Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Paul's Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gravesend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Canarsie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- New York City Marble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New York Marble Cemetery, 2nd Ave
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Second Cemetery of the Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sailors Snug Harbor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Silver Mount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Evergreens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Judah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Field Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Most Holy Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Union Field Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Field Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Field Cemetery
- Knollwood Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Knollwood Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Linden Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Linden Hill Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hill Cemetery
- Ahawith Chesed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Green - Wood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Green - Wood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Flatbush
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
- Red Hook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bay Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dyker Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bensonhurst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fort Jay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Governors Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fort Hamilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bath Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New York
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Flatlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weeksville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Knickerbocker Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stapleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stapleton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
- Fort Wadsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Battery Park City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Battery Park City is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battery Park City
- Gravesend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sheepshead Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canarsie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marcus Garvey Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brownsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bushwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Green - Wood 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 Green - Wood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brooklyn
- Fort Wadsworth
- New York
- 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 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 Green - Wood 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 Green - Wood Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #64718
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #970181 (Green-Wood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #970181 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: 52 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brooklyn
- Location given for Green-Wood Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6523259 Lon: -73.9906946
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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' (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- Green - Wood 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. |