A visit to the Amenia Island 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 Amenia Island Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Amenia Island Cemetery:
41.8514, -73.5511
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Amenia Island Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Amenia Island Cemetery is located in Dutchess County<2>.
The county seat for Dutchess County is located in Poughkeepsie. Poughkeepsie lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Amenia Island Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Amenia Island Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Amenia Island Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Amenia Island Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smithfield Burying Grounds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Amenia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The South Amenia Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amenia Cemetery
- Bolland District Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Square Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Square Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Square Cemetery
- Bryan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bryan Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Cemetery
- Skiff Mtn. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Skiff Mtn. Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiff Mtn. Cemetery
- Ellsworth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ellsworth Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- East Street Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The East Street Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Street Cemetery
- Irondale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Irondale Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale Cemetery
- Stanford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Stanford Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford Cemetery
- The Stanford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Standfordville United Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66374 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Nine Partners Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Nine Partners Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Partners Cemetery
- Haight Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Haight Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haight Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Good Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Good Hill Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hill Cemetery
- Sharon Eastside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Sharon Eastside Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Eastside Cemetery
- Congregational Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Congregational Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congregational Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Upton Lake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Upton Lake Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton Lake Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Amenia Island Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Amenia Island Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Amenia
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Leedsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Leedsville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedsville
- Lithgow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lithgow is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithgow
- Wassaic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Amenia Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Amenia Union is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amenia Union
- Smithfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smithfield is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Sharon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
- Mabbettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mabbettsville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabbettsville
- Ellsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Dover Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Millerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bangall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shunpike
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shunpike is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shunpike
- Millbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Kent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kent
- Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Ore Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
- Spencer Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spencer Corners is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Corners
- Irondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Irondale is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Stanfordville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
- Cornwall Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Cornwall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Amenia Island Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dutchess County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Amenia Island Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amenia
- Dover Plains
- Kent
- Kent lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Amenia Island Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kent.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Lakeville
- Millbrook
- Millerton
- Sharon
- Stanfordville
- West Cornwall
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Amenia Island Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Dutchess 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 Amenia Island Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2460889 (Amenia Island Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2460889 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: Dutchess
- Est. Elev: 173 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Amenia
- Location given for Amenia Island Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8513889 Lon: -73.5511111
- 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 Dutchess, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Amenia Island 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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