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A visit to the Clapper 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 Clapper Cemetery ...

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

42.4579, -74.4035

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

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

The county seat for Schoharie County is located in Schoharie. Schoharie lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Clapper Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Clapper Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Clapper Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Moore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
  • Safford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Safford Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safford Cemetery
  • Hager Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hager Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager Cemetery
  • Kniskern Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Knisker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Knisker Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knisker Cemetery
  • Ellison Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Ellison Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
  • Shafer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Shafer Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer Cemetery
  • Keyser Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Keyser Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser Cemetery
  • Gilboa Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Gilboa Rural Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa Rural Cemetery
  • East Conesville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Breakabeen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Breakabeen Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen Cemetery
  • Champlin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Champlin Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlin Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Shew Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Shew Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shew Cemetery
    • West Conesville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Patrie Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Patrie Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrie Cemetery
    • Richtmyer Case Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Richtmyer Case Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtmyer Case Cemetery
    • Ellis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Ellis Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
    • Blenheim Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Blenheim Hill Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenheim Hill Cemetery
    • South Gilboa Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The South Gilboa Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gilboa Cemetery
    • Freese Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Freese Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freese Cemetery
    • Manorkill Rural Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bates Hollow Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Scott Patent Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Scott Patent Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Patent Cemetery
    • Franklinton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Franklinton Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton Cemetery
    • Armlin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Armlin Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armlin Cemetery

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 Clapper Cemetery.

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

  • Broome Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
  • North Blenheim
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Breakabeen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
  • West Conesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
  • Manorkill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
  • Bates
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bates is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
  • Franklinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
  • Livingstonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
  • Grand Gorge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • South Jefferson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
  • Potter Hollow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
  • Preston - Potter Hollow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Red Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Red Falls is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
    • Cooksburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Cooksburg is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
    • Preston Hollow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Middleburgh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jefferson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Stamford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Vintonton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
    • Windham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Beards Hollow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
    • Summit
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Jewett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cornwallville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Medusa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Greenbush
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush

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 Clapper 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 Clapper 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 Clapper 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 Clapper Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #946728  (Clapper Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #946728 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: 616 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gilboa
      • Location given for Clapper Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.457856     Lon: -74.4034781
      • 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 '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- Clapper 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.