A visit to the Brakel Valley Churchyard 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 Brakel Valley Churchyard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brakel Valley Churchyard Cemetery:
42.5553, -75.8392
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brakel Valley Churchyard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brakel Valley Churchyard Cemetery is located in Chenango County<2>.
The county seat for Chenango County is located in Norwich. Norwich lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east of the Brakel Valley Churchyard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brakel Valley Churchyard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Brakel Valley Churchyard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brakel Valley Churchyard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Soper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Soper Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soper Cemetery
- Hinman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hinman Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinman Cemetery
- Pitcher Congregational Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Rural Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Rural Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Rural Cemetery
- Cincinnatus Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holmes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Lower Cincinnatus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
- Pink Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pink Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink Cemetery
- Westview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- North Pitcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The North Pitcher Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pitcher Cemetery
- Union Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Valley Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ashcraft Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ashcraft Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Pharsalia Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ufford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ufford Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ufford Cemetery
- Hawley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hawley Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- East Pharsalia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North West Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Valley View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of South Otselic.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #330935 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brakel Valley Churchyard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brakel Valley Churchyard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pitcher
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Otselic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Solon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Solon is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- Adams Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Corner is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Kirk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kirk is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Beaver Meadow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
- Smithville Flats
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Otselic Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
- Messengerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Messengerville is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
- Marathon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Lisle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
- Plymouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Otselic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Otselic is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
- Crains Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crains Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crains Mills
- McGraw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- DeRuyter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- DeRuyter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Killawog
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Truxton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lapeer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lapeer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
- Triangle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Triangle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Greene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- East Homer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Homer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
- East River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East River is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Lisle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Haynes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Haynes is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Norwich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Norwich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Norwich is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
- Smyrna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Puckerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Puckerville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckerville
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 Brakel Valley Churchyard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chenango County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brakel Valley Churchyard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- DeRuyter
- Greene
- Greene lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Brakel Valley Churchyard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Greene.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Lisle
- Lisle lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Brakel Valley Churchyard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lisle.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisle
- Marathon
- Norwich
- Oxford
- Oxford lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Brakel Valley Churchyard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oxford.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Smyrna
- Smyrna lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Brakel Valley Churchyard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Smyrna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- South Otselic
- Truxton
- Whitney Point
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 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 Brakel Valley Churchyard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Chenango 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 Brakel Valley Churchyard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2091933 (Brakel Valley Churchyard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2091933 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: Chenango
- Est. Elev: 408 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pitcher
- Location given for Brakel Valley Churchyard Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5552778 Lon: -75.8391667
- 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 Chenango, 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 from Point A (ie- Brakel Valley Churchyard 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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