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A visit to the Rockland Cemetery ...


The location of the Rockland Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Rockland Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rockland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Lat:   41.0445°   (41° 2' 40")

Lon:   -73.9268°   (-73° 55' 36")

The Rockland Cemetery is located in Rockland County<2>.

The county seat for Rockland County is located in New City. New City lies just to the north northwest of the Rockland Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rockland Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Rockland 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 Rockland 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 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Rockland Cemetery.

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

    • Piermont
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piermont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piermont
      • Piermont is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piermont <4>
    • Tappan
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
      • Tappan is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappan <4>
    • Grand View-on-Hudson
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View-on-Hudson
      • Grand View-on-Hudson is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Orangeburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Saint Josephs Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Josephs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Josephs Village
      • Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
    • Palisades
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • South Nyack
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Nyack
      • South Nyack is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
    • Blauvelt
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • West Norwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwood
      • West Norwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
    • Central Nyack
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Nyack
      • Central Nyack is located in Rockland County
    • Dobbs Ferry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobbs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbs Ferry
      • Dobbs Ferry is located in Westchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,919 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobbs Ferry <4>
    • Irvington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
      • Irvington is located in Westchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Nyack
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyack
        • Nyack is located in Rockland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,133 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyack <4>
      • Hastings-on-Hudson
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ardsley
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardsley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardsley
        • Ardsley is located in Westchester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,502 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardsley <4>
      • Tarrytown
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sleepy Hollow
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • West Nyack
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nyack
        • West Nyack is located in Rockland County
      • Upper Nyack
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Nyack
        • Upper Nyack is located in Rockland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
      • River Vale
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
        • River Vale is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Valley Cottage
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cottage
        • Valley Cottage is located in Rockland County
      • Woodlands
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
        • Woodlands is located in Westchester County
      • Elmsford
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmsford
        • Elmsford is located in Westchester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,193 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmsford <4>
      • Bardonia
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bardonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardonia
        • Bardonia is located in Rockland County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bardonia <4>
      • Nanuet
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pearl River
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
        • Pearl River is located in Rockland County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <4>

    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 Rockland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockland County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Rockland Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Temple Israel Memorial Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Israel Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Temple Israel Memorial Park is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Israel Memorial Park
    • St. Catherines Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Catherines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Catherines Cemetery is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Catherines Cemetery
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Nyack Rural Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Nyack Rural Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Nyack Rural Cemetery is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nyack Rural Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2243480 <7>
    • Rural Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rural Cemetery is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Cemetery
    • Mt. Moor Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Moor Cemetery is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moor Cemetery
    • Cooke Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooke Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cooke Family Cemetery is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooke Family Cemetery
    • Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Cemetery is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Cemetery
    • Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is located in Westchester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Sleepy Hollow.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66311 <7>
    • High View Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The High View Cemetery is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High View Cemetery
    • St. Andrews Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Mt. Hope Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Temple Israel Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Westchester Hills Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ferncliff Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • The Ferncliff Cemetery is located in Westchester County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ferncliff Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Hartsdale.
        • The Ferncliff Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Hartsdale Ferncliff Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferncliff Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64525 <7>
      • Pascack Reformed Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pascack Reformed Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pascack Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Bergen County (NJ)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pascack Reformed Church Cemetery
      • Pascack Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pascack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pascack Cemetery is located in Bergen County (NJ)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pascack Cemetery
      • Old Hook Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Hook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Hook Cemetery is located in Bergen County (NJ)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hook Cemetery
      • Westwood Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Westwood Cemetery is located in Bergen County (NJ)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westwood Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

    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 Rockland Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #962755  (Rockland Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #962755 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: Nyack
      • County: Rockland         Elev: 103
      • Location given for GNIS #962755 (Rockland Cemetery)

    The official website for Rockland County: www.co.rockland.ny.us/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rockland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0445, Longitude: -73.9268       In this case, the coordinates for the Rockland Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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>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.
    <7>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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