A visit to the Chester 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 Chester Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chester Cemetery:
41.3526, -74.2738
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chester Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chester Cemetery is located in Orange County<2>.
The county seat for Orange County is located in Goshen. Goshen lies just to the northwest of the Chester Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chester Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Chester Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chester Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Roe Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
- Greycourt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Greycourt Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greycourt Cemetery
- St. Columbus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Columbus Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Columbus Cemetery
- Slate Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Slate Hill Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Norton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Norton Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Florida Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Florida Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Cemetery
- Satterly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Satterly Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satterly Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Satterly Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Monroe.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2307132 <5>
- Heard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Heard Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Wisner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wisner Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Cemetery
- Community Cemetery of Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Seamanville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Seamanville Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seamanville Cemetery
- Sears Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sears Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Cemetery
- Woodhull Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodhull Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull Cemetery
- Hamptonburgh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hamptonburgh Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptonburgh Cemetery
- Beth Shalom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Beth Shalom Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Shalom Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Anastasia Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Davids Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Davids Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Davids Cemetery
- Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Chester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chester Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chester
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Craigville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Craigville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Walton Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walton Park is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Park
- Farmingdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farmingdale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
- Florida
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Monroe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Goshen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kipps
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kipps is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipps
- Kiryas Joel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
- Palm Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
- South Blooming Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Blooming Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blooming Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,122 people
- South Blooming Grove has also been known as:
- South Blooming Grove village
- Hamptonburgh
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hamptonburgh is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptonburgh
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Girarde
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Girarde is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girarde
- Big Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Big Island is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Island
- Stony Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stony Ford is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ford
- Warwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Homestead Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Homestead Village is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
- Harriman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Washingtonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Edenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edenville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Central Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Michigan Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Michigan Corners is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Corners
- Woodbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodbury is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
- Mechanicstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicstown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicstown
- New Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Hampton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
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 Chester Cemetery. The following communities are located in Orange County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chester
- Goshen
- Monroe
- Warwick
- Washingtonville
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 Chester Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Orange 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 Chester Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #946540 (Chester Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #946540 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: Orange
- Est. Elev: 158 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Warwick
- Location given for Chester Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3525937 Lon: -74.2737614
- 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 Orange, 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- Chester 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |