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A visit to the Saint Marys Cemetery ...


The location of the St. Marys 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 St. Marys Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   40.5968°   (40° 35' 48")

Lon:   -74.0815°   (-74° 4' 53")

The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Richmond County<2>.

. Saint George lies just to the north of the St. Marys Cemetery .

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. Marys Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Richmond 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 St. Marys 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 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the St. Marys Cemetery.

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

    • Old Town Station
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Station
      • Old Town Station is located in Richmond County
    • Grant City
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
      • Grant City is located in Richmond County
    • Oakwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Richmond County
    • Fort Hamilton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hamilton
      • Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County
    • Staten Island
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Dyker Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyker Heights
      • Dyker Heights is located in Kings County
    • Bay Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Ridge
      • Bay Ridge is located in Kings County
    • Port Richmond
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
      • Port Richmond is located in Richmond County
    • Westerleigh
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerleigh
      • Westerleigh is located in Richmond County
    • New Brighton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
      • New Brighton is located in Richmond County
    • Great Kills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Kills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
      • Great Kills is located in Richmond County
    • Bath Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Beach
      • Bath Beach is located in Kings County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Bensonhurst
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensonhurst
        • Bensonhurst is located in Kings County
      • Graniteville
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
        • Graniteville is located in Richmond County
      • Heartland Village
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
        • Heartland Village is located in Richmond County
      • Bayonne
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
        • Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
      • Coney Island
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
        • Coney Island is located in Kings County
      • Bloomfield
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
        • Bloomfield is located in Richmond County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
      • Annadale
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annadale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadale
        • Annadale is located in Richmond County
      • Brighton Beach
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Beach
        • Brighton Beach is located in Kings County
      • Sheepshead Bay
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead Bay
        • Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County
      • Gravesend
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravesend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesend
        • Gravesend is located in Kings County
      • Red Hook
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
        • Red Hook is located in Kings County
      • Fort Jay
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Jay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jay
        • Fort Jay is located in New York County
      • Elizabeth
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
        • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people

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

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Marys 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 5 miles [8 km] of the St. Marys Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Silver Mount Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Silver Lake Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Silver Lake Cemetery is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Lake Cemetery
    • Woodland Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
    • Sailors Snug Harbor Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sailors Snug Harbor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sailors Snug Harbor Cemetery is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sailors Snug Harbor Cemetery
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Vanderbilt Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vanderbilt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vanderbilt Cemetery is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vanderbilt Cemetery
    • Moravian Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fountain Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fountain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fountain Cemetery is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fountain Cemetery
    • Staten Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Staten Cemetery is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staten Cemetery
    • Lake Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lake Cemetery is located in Richmond County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Graniteville.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1121151 <7>
    • Mt. Richmond Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Richmond Cemetery is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Richmond Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • United Hebrew Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Douglass Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Douglass Cemetery is located in Richmond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglass Cemetery
      • Ocean View Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Barkaloo Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • The Barkaloo Cemetery is located in Kings County
        • The Barkaloo Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Revolutionary War Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barkaloo Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167808 <7>
      • Constable Hook Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Baron Hirsch Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Merrill Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merrill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Merrill Cemetery is located in Richmond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrill Cemetery
      • Old New Utrecht Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old New Utrecht Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old New Utrecht Cemetery is located in Kings County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old New Utrecht Cemetery

    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 St. Marys Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #963870  (Saint Marys Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #963870 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: The Narrows
      • County: Richmond         Elev: 22
      • Location given for GNIS #963870 (Saint Marys Cemetery)

    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 Richmond, 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 St. Marys Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5968, Longitude: -74.0815       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Marys 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>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.
    <6>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.
    <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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