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Introduction ...

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 Maple Grove Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.7081°   (40° 42' 29")

Lon:   -73.8224°   (-73° 49' 20")

The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Queens County<1>.

The county seat for Queens County is located in Jamaica. Jamaica lies just to the east southeast of the Maple Grove Cemetery .

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 Maple Grove Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Queens 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 Maple Grove 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 32 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Maple Grove Cemetery.

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

    • Richmond Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Kew Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jamaica
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Forest Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hollis
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
      • Hollis is located in Queens County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <3>
    • Queens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lefrak City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lefrak City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefrak City
      • Lefrak City is located in Queens County
    • Rochdale Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochdale Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale Village
      • Rochdale Village is located in Queens County
    • Corona
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elmhurst
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Middle Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Glendale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Glendale is located in Queens County
    • Continue List   (20 more) ...
      • Bushwick
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushwick
        • Bushwick is located in Kings County
      • Queens Village
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Bayside
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jackson Heights
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Flushing
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Maspeth
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Fresh Pond
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
        • Fresh Pond is located in Queens County
      • Ridgewood
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Weeksville ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
        • Weeksville is located in Kings County
      • Brownsville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
        • Brownsville is located in Kings County
      • Marcus Garvey Village
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
      • Elmont
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Bellerose Terrace
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellerose Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerose Terrace
        • Bellerose Terrace is located in Nassau County
      • Bellerose
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellerose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerose
        • Bellerose is located in Nassau County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellerose <3>
      • Little Neck
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Douglaston
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglaston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglaston
        • Douglaston is located in Queens County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglaston <3>
      • Beechhurst
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechhurst
        • Beechhurst is located in Queens County
      • Whitestone
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Woodside
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunnyside
        (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 Maple Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Queens County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Maple Grove Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Maple Grove Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Wyckoff - Snediker Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyckoff - Snediker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wyckoff - Snediker Cemetery is located in Queens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyckoff - Snediker Cemetery
    • St. Monica's Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Monica's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Monica's Cemetery is located in Queens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Monica's Cemetery
    • Prospect Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Queens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
    • Prospect Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Queens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
    • Methodist Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Queens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
    • Grace Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grace Cemetery is located in Queens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • St. John RC Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • The St. John RC Cemetery is located in Queens County
      • The St. John RC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. John Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John RC Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66012 <6>
    • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Queens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Cypress Hills Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cypress Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cypress Hills Cemetery is located in Queens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cypress Hills Cemetery
      • Cypress Hills Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Mt. Hope Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Maimonides Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayside Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bayside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bayside Cemetery is located in Queens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayside Cemetery
      • Acacia Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Acacia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Acacia Cemetery is located in Queens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Acacia Cemetery
      • Mt. Marys Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Marys Cemetery is located in Queens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Marys Cemetery
      • Mt. St. Mary Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)

    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 Maple Grove Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #956395  (Maple Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #956395 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: Jamaica
      • County: Queens         Elev: 27
      • Location given for GNIS #956395 (Maple Grove Cemetery)

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Queens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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 Maple Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7081, Longitude: -73.8224    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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.
    <6>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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