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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Collins Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   42.2140°   (42° 12' 50")

Lon:   -73.5221°   (-73° 31' 19")

The Collins Cemetery is located in Columbia County<2>.

The county seat for Columbia County is located in Hudson. Hudson lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the Collins Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Collins Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hillsdale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillsdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillsdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillsdale Cemetery is located in Columbia County
  • Crum Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crum Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crum Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crum Church Cemetery is located in Columbia County
  • Niver Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Niver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Niver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Niver Cemetery is located in Columbia County
  • Williams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Columbia County
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Harlemville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harlemville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harlemville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harlemville Cemetery is located in Columbia County
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Columbia County
  • Old St. Bridget's Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Bridget's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Bridget's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old St. Bridget's Cemetery is located in Columbia County
  • Austerlitz Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austerlitz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austerlitz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Austerlitz Cemetery is located in Columbia County
  • Spencertown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Columbia County
  • Copake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Copake Cemetery is located in Columbia County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ghent Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ghent Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ghent Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ghent Union Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • German Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The German Church Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • West Copake Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Copake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Copake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Copake Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • West Center Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Center Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • St. James Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Columbia County Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia County Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbia County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Columbia County Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Snyder Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snyder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Snyder Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Great Barrington (MA).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90946 <5>
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peters Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Great Barrington (MA).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336505 <5>
    • Ahavath Sholom Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Pelton Brook Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • VanDeusen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the VanDeusen Cemetery
      • The VanDeusen Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • The VanDeusen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Van Deusen Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2226435 <5>
    • Rockdale Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockdale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rockdale Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)

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 Collins Cemetery.

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

  • Craryville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • North Egremont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Egremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
    • North Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Green River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
    • Green River is located in Columbia County
  • Egremont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
    • Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
  • Egremont Plain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Egremont Plain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
    • Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Alford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
    • Alford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Harlemville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlemville
    • Harlemville is located in Columbia County
  • Martindale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Martindale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
    • Martindale is located in Columbia County
  • Copake Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copake Lake
    • Copake Lake is located in Columbia County
  • Copake Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • South Egremont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Egremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
    • South Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Philmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Austerlitz
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mellenville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Great Barrington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
      • Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
    • Van Deusenville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Van Deusenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Deusenville
      • Van Deusenville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Housatonic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housatonic
      • Housatonic is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Hollowville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Taghkanic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Moorhouse Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhouse Corner
      • Moorhouse Corner is located in Columbia County
    • Weed Mines
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weed Mines. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
      • Weed Mines is located in Columbia County
    • Rockdale Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockdale Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Mills
      • Rockdale Mills is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Ghent
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ghent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
      • Ghent is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ghent <7>
    • Red Rock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
      • Red Rock is located in Columbia County
    • Churchtown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
      • Churchtown is located in Columbia County
    • Chatham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
      • Chatham is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <7>
    • Glendale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Glendale is located in Berkshire County (MA)

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 Collins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Columbia County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Collins 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 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 Collins Cemetery:

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 Collins Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #947154  (Collins Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #947154 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Hillsdale
    • County: Columbia         Elev: 253
    • Location given for GNIS #947154 (Collins Cemetery)

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyny.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 Columbia, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Collins Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2140, Longitude: -73.5221       In this case, the coordinates for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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