A visit to the Maple Grove 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 Maple Grove Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Maple Grove Cemetery (FG ID #65186).
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 Maple Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Maple Grove Cemetery:
41.1366, -74.1029
The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Rockland County<2>.
The county seat for Rockland County is located in New City. New City lies just to the east of the Maple Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Maple Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Maple Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Maple Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Airmont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Airmont Cemetery is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airmont Cemetery
- Mahwah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ramapo Reformed Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sloatsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mountain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mountain Cemetery is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cemetery
- Ramapo Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saddle River Low Dutch Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's In Tuxedo Churchyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- High View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The High View Cemetery is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High View Cemetery
- Nanuet True Reformed Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maryrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Redeemer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pascack Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Pascack Cemetery is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascack Cemetery
- Pascack Reformed Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Moor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Moor Cemetery is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moor Cemetery
- Mt. Repose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peter's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Maple Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Maple Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Montebello
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Montebello is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montebello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
- Tallman
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Viola
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Viola is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Wesley Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wesley Hills is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,919 people
- Airmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Airmont is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,767 people
- Monsey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kaser
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Hempstead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Suffern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mahwah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- New Square
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ramapo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ramapo is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramapo
- Chestnut Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ivy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
- Pomona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sloatsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nanuet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Germonds
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New City Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New City Park is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City Park
- Pearl River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bardonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thiells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tuxedo Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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. The following communities are located in Rockland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Maple Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Monsey
- Nanuet
- New City
- Pearl River
- Suffern
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 Maple Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Rockland 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 Maple Grove Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #65186
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #956396 (Maple Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #956396 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: Rockland
- Est. Elev: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thiells
- Location given for Maple Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1364843 Lon: -74.1029209
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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 Rockland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maple Grove 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. |