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. 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 Green - Wood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Green - Wood Cemetery
Lat: 40.6529° (40° 39' 10")
Lon: -73.9899° (-73° 59' 23")
The cemetery is located in Kings County<2>.
As an estimate, the Green - Wood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Brooklyn.
The county seat for Kings County is located in Brooklyn. Brooklyn lies just to the northeast of 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 27 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Kings County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Churchyard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Trinity Churchyard Cemetery is located in New York County
- Old New Utrecht Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old New Utrecht Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old New Utrecht Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old New Utrecht Cemetery is located in Kings County
- First Shearith Israel Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Shearith Israel Graveyard
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Shearith Israel Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The First Shearith Israel Graveyard is located in New York County
- St. Paul's Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's Churchyard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul's Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Paul's Churchyard Cemetery is located in New York County
- Gravesend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Canarsie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- New York City Marble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New York City Marble Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New York City Marble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New York City Marble Cemetery is located in New York County
- Second Cemetery of the Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Second Cemetery of the Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Second Cemetery of the Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Second Cemetery of the Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue is located in New York County
- Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sailors Snug Harbor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sailors Snug Harbor Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sailors Snug Harbor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sailors Snug Harbor Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Kings County
- Union Field Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Field Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Union Field Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Knollwood Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knollwood Park Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knollwood Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Knollwood Park Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Knollwood Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knollwood Park Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knollwood Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Knollwood Park Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Linden Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linden Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linden Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Linden Hill Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Ahawith Chesed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ahawith Chesed Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ahawith Chesed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ahawith Chesed Cemetery is located in Queens County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 34 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.
- 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)
- 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)
- Flatlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weeksville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Knickerbocker Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knickerbocker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker Village
- Knickerbocker Village is located in New York County
- Battery Park City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battery Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcus Garvey Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
(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)
- Coney Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brighton Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenpoint
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peter Cooper Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peter Cooper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Cooper Village
- Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County
- Stuyvesant Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuyvesant Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuyvesant Town
- Stuyvesant Town is located in New York County
- East Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- East Village is located in New York County
- Communipaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Square Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Square Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square Village
- Washington Square Village is located in New York County
- University Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- University Village is located in New York County
- Greenwich Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Brighton
(5 miles [8 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 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
- Jersey City
- New Brighton
- New York
- Williamsburg
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 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:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Green - Wood Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #970181 (Green-Wood Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #970181 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: Brooklyn
- County: Kings Elev: 52
- Location given for GNIS #970181 (Green-Wood Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #64718
Off-the-Road Links ...
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' 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 Green - Wood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6529, Longitude: -73.9899 |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<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. |
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