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A visit to the Saint Josephs Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 St. Josephs Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Josephs Cemetery:

40.7129, -73.3362

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Suffolk County<2>.

The county seat for Suffolk County is located in Riverhead. Riverhead lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the St. Josephs Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Josephs Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the St. Josephs Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Breslau Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Breslau Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau Cemetery
  • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • New Montefiore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Beth Moses Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Beth Moses Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Moses Cemetery
  • Wellwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Ararat Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Brewster Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Brewster Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Cemetery
  • Brunn - Greene Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
  • Long Island National Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinelawn Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pinelawn Memorial Park is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinelawn Memorial Park
    • The Pinelawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Pine Lawn Memorial Park
    • Pinelawn Cemetery
    • Pinelawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #174076 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Charles RC Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Charles RC Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles RC Cemetery
      • The St. Charles RC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cemetery of the Ressurection
      • Resurrection Cemetery
      • St. Charles Cemetery
      • St. Charles and Resurrection Cemeteries
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65944 <5>
    • Amityville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Amityville Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amityville Cemetery
    • Payne Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Payne Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
    • Brewster Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Brewster Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Cemetery
    • Old Town Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Town Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
    • Lower Melville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the St. Josephs Cemetery.

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

  • North Babylon
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • North Babylon is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Babylon
  • West Babylon
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • West Babylon is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Babylon
  • Babylon
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • West Islip
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • West Islip is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Islip
  • Lindenhurst
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • West Bay Shore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • West Bay Shore is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bay Shore
  • North Lindenhurst
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • North Lindenhurst is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lindenhurst
  • Copiague
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wyandanch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheatley Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brightwaters
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Baywood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Baywood is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Deer Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • North Amityville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • North Amityville is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amityville
    • Amityville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Amity Harbor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Amity Harbor is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Harbor
    • Bay Shore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • North Bay Shore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • North Bay Shore is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay Shore
    • East Farmingdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • East Farmingdale is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farmingdale
    • East Massapequa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • East Massapequa is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Massapequa
    • Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Farmingdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • South Farmingdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • South Farmingdale is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Farmingdale
    • Massapequa Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Islip
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Brentwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dix Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Melville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Massapequa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • North Massapequa is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Massapequa

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 St. Josephs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Suffolk County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 St. Josephs Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Suffolk 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 St. Josephs Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #963716  (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #963716 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: Suffolk
      • Est. Elev: 7 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bay Shore West
      • Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.7128772     Lon: -73.3362311
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Suffolk, 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 from Point A (ie- St. Josephs 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>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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