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A visit to the Wesley United Methodist Church (UMC) 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 Wesley UMC Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wesley UMC Cemetery:

40.8397, -73.5306

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

The Wesley UMC Cemetery is located in Nassau County<2>.

The county seat for Nassau County is located in Mineola. Mineola lies just to the southwest of the Wesley UMC Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wesley UMC Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Wesley UMC Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Locust Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Locust Cemetery is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Cemetery
  • Council Rock Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Council Rock Cemetery is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Rock Cemetery
  • Silleck Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Silleck Cemetery is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silleck Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Silleck Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Oyster Bay.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2401027 <5>
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
  • Brookville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Brookville Cemetery is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brookville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Jericho.
    • The Brookville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Brookeville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64053 <5>
  • St. Johns Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Theodore Roosevelt Grave
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Youngs Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Matinecock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Matinecock Cemetery is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matinecock Cemetery
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Underhill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Underhill Cemetery is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underhill Cemetery
    • Locust Valley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Locust Valley Cemetery is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley Cemetery
    • East Hillside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The East Hillside Cemetery is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hillside Cemetery
    • Bayville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bayville Cemetery is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville Cemetery
    • Pratt Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pratt Cemetery is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Roslyn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Roslyn Cemetery is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn Cemetery
    • Friends Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Friends Cemetery is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
    • Plainlawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • West Hills Methodist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Huntington Rural Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 33 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Wesley UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wesley UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • East Norwich
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • East Norwich is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwich
  • Muttontown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Muttontown is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttontown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,673 people
  • Syosset
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Oyster Bay
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Oyster Bay Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Oyster Bay Cove is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Bay Cove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,243 people
  • Upper Brookville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Upper Brookville is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Brookville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
  • Brookville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Wheatley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wheatley is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatley
  • Jericho
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mill Neck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Laurel Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Laurel Hollow is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hollow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,027 people
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Cove Neck
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cove Neck is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Neck
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Matinecock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Matinecock is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matinecock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
    • Old Brookville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hicksville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cold Spring Harbor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Centre Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Centre Island is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
    • Locust Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Head
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Roslyn Harbor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Roslyn Harbor is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn Harbor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
    • Greenvale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • East Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • East Hills is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,233 people
    • Old Westbury
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • New Cassel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • New Cassel is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cassel
    • Swedetown Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Swedetown Village is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown Village
    • Plainview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bayville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • West Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • West Hills is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hills
    • Huntington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lattingtown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lattingtown is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattingtown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
    • Glen Cove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Glenwood Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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 Wesley UMC Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nassau County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Wesley UMC Cemetery:

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 Wesley UMC Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2106046  (Wesley United Methodist Church Cemetery)
    • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2106046 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: Nassau
    • Est. Elev: 60 (in feet)
    • Topo Map Name: Hicksville
    • Location given for Wesley United Methodist Church Cemetery:
    • Lat: 40.8397222     Lon: -73.5305556
    • 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 Nassau, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wesley UMC 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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