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A visit to the Copake 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 Copake Cemetery ...

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

42.1044, -73.5508

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

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

The county seat for Columbia County is located in Hudson. Hudson lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Copake Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Copake Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Copake Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old St. Bridget's Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • West Copake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The West Copake Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Copake Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Hillsdale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Hillsdale Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale Cemetery
  • Niver Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Niver Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niver Cemetery
  • Ancram Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ancram Union Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancram Union Cemetery
  • Ancram Old Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ancram Old Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancram Old Cemetery
  • Churchill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Collins Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Collins Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Crum Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Crum Church Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Church Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
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    • Chapinville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Our Lady Of The Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Irondale Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Irondale Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale Cemetery
    • Barnard Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Center Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
    • Harlemville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Harlemville Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlemville Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Dutcher Bridge Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Dutcher Bridge Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutcher Bridge Cemetery
    • Hewins Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Hewins Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewins Cemetery
      • The Hewins Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hewins Street Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SHE.808 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91068 <6>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Copake Cemetery.

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

  • Copake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Copake Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Weed Mines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Weed Mines is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
  • Copake Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Copake Lake is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copake Lake
  • Ancram
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Craryville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Suydam ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Suydam is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
  • Ancramdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Taghkanic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • South Egremont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • South Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
  • Egremont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
  • Taconic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Egremont Plain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
    • North Egremont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • North Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
    • Martindale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Martindale is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
    • West Taghkanic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
    • Silvernails
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Silvernails is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
    • Irondale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Irondale is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Sheffield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
    • Churchtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Churchtown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
    • Mount Ross
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Ross is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ross
    • Pine Plains
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Millerton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Spencer Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Spencer Corners is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Corners
    • Salisbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
    • Salisbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Twin Lakes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Hollowville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenco Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills

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 Copake 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 Copake Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Copake Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Columbia 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 Copake Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2555966  (Copake Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2555966 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: Columbia
      • Est. Elev: 166 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Copake
      • Location given for Copake Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.1044444     Lon: -73.5508333
      • 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Copake 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 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.

    <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.
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