A visit to the Cooley 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 Cooley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cooley Cemetery:
42.3064, -76.9492
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cooley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cooley Cemetery is located in Schuyler County<2>.
The county seat for Schuyler County is located in Watkins Glen. Watkins Glen lies just to the northeast of the Cooley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cooley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Cooley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cooley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Quigley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Quigley Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Cemetery
- Townsend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Townsend Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
- Savory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sugar Hill Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill Cemetery
- Old Sugar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Schuyler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Schuyler Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuyler Cemetery
- Monterey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Monterey Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Cemetery
- Post Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Post Creek Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek Cemetery
- Belmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- Maltby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Maltby Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltby Cemetery
- Central Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Millport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Millport Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the County Line Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Watkins Glen.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64280 <5>
- Goodsell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Goodsell Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsell Cemetery
- Oldfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oldfield Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield Cemetery
- South School Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The South School Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South School Cemetery
- Pine Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Valley Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Coe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Coe Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coe Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cooley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cooley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beaver Dams
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Moreland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Moreland is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Townsend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Townsend is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Post Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Post Creek is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
- Wedgewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
- Hornby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hornby is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Millport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montour Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
- Former names for Watkins Glen:
- Jefferson
- Salubria
- Watkins
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <6>
- Pine Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Catharine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Odessa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Reading Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burdett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Bradford is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bradford
- Bennettsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
- North Reading
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Reading is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- East Campbell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Campbell is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Campbell
- Big Flats
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Horseheads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivanville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivanville is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivanville
- Alpine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sonora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sonora is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
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 Cooley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Schuyler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cooley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burdett
- Horseheads
- Millport
- Montour Falls
- Odessa
- Watkins Glen
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Cooley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Schuyler 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 Cooley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2514467 (Cooley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2514467 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: Schuyler
- Est. Elev: 403 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beaver Dams
- Location given for Cooley Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3063889 Lon: -76.9491667
- 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 Schuyler, 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- Cooley 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. |