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A visit to the Breakabeen 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 Breakabeen Cemetery ...

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

42.5244, -74.3983

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

The Breakabeen Cemetery is located in Schoharie County<2>.

The county seat for Schoharie County is located in Schoharie. Schoharie lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Breakabeen Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Breakabeen 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 Breakabeen Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Shafer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Shafer Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer Cemetery
  • Hager Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hager Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager Cemetery
  • Armlin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Armlin Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armlin Cemetery
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ellis Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
  • Knisker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Knisker Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knisker Cemetery
  • Kniskern Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Kniskern Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • The Kniskern Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kniskern Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kniskern Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Breakabeen and North Blenheim.  The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the north of North Blenheim.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65023 <6>
  • Safford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Safford Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safford Cemetery
  • Keyser Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Keyser Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser Cemetery
  • Mattice Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mattice Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattice Cemetery
  • Village of West Fulton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Clapper Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Clapper Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapper Cemetery
  • Franklinton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Franklinton Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Moore Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
    • Patria Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Patria Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patria Cemetery
    • Fulton Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fulton Hill Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fulton Hill Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Richmondville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64603 <6>
    • New Eminence Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The New Eminence Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Eminence Cemetery
    • Old Eminence Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Old Eminence Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Eminence Cemetery
    • Ellison Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Ellison Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
    • Ellis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ellis Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
    • Middleburgh Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Breakabeen Cemetery.

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

  • Breakabeen
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
  • North Blenheim
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Broome Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
  • Franklinton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
  • Middleburgh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Livingstonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
  • Vintonton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
  • Greenbush
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
  • Bates
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bates is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
  • Beards Hollow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
  • South Jefferson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
  • Mineral Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • West Conesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
    • Manorkill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
    • Preston - Potter Hollow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Warnerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Schoharie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Summit
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Summit is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <7>
    • Jefferson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cobleskill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Potter Hollow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
    • Preston Hollow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Howes Cave
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Richmondville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Grand Gorge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cooksburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cooksburg is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
    • Gallupville
      (12 miles [19.3 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 Breakabeen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Schoharie County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Breakabeen Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Schoharie 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 Breakabeen Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2554542  (Breakabeen Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2554542 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: Schoharie
      • Est. Elev: 307 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Breakabeen
      • Location given for Breakabeen Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.5244444     Lon: -74.3983333
      • 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 Schoharie, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Breakabeen 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Breakabeen and North Blenheim. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <6>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.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.