A visit to the Washington 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 Washington Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Washington Cemetery (FG ID #66651).
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 Washington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Washington Cemetery:
40.6191, -73.9755
The Washington Cemetery is located in Kings County<2>.
The county seat for Kings County is located in Brooklyn. Brooklyn lies just to the north northeast of the Washington Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Washington Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Washington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Washington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old New Utrecht Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gravesend Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Green - Wood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Quaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Barkaloo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Canarsie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- First Shearith Israel Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- St. Paul's Churchyard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Trinity Churchyard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sailors Snug Harbor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Silver Lake Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake Cemetery
- Silver Mount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Cypress Hills National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hungarian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hungarian Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungarian Cemetery
- Machpelah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Judah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Field Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Field Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Field Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Field Cemetery
- Knollwood Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knollwood Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Most Holy Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Washington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Washington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bensonhurst
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bath Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gravesend
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dyker Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fort Hamilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coney Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brighton Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sheepshead Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flatlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Flatbush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
- Bay Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fort Wadsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Red Hook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canarsie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marcus Garvey Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weeksville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Breezy Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Governors Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Jay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stapleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stapleton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
- Old Town Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Town Station is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Station
- Battery Park City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Battery Park City is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battery Park City
- Bushwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Knickerbocker Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Washington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kings County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Washington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brooklyn
- Fort Wadsworth
- New Brighton
- New York
- Williamsburg
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 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 Washington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Kings 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 Washington Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #66651
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #968843 (Washington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #968843 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: Kings
- Est. Elev: 9 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coney Island
- Location given for Washington Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6192711 Lon: -73.9754163
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Kings, 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- Washington 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. |