A visit to the Edwards 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 Edwards Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Edwards Cemetery:
41.4198, -74.0074
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Edwards Cemetery is located in Orange County<2>.
The county seat for Orange County is located in Goshen. Goshen lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of the Edwards Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Edwards Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Edwards Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Willow Dell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Willow Dell Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Dell Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- West Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The West Point Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Cemetery
- Old Cold Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Nelsonville Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hunters Ground Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65678 <5>
- Cold Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cold Spring Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Peacedale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Peacedale Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacedale Cemetery
- St. Georges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Georges Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Snake Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Snake Hill Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Hill Cemetery
- The Snake Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Snake Hill Jewish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2527705 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Oldtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Oldtown Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown Cemetery
- Graymoor Society of the Atonement Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joachims Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Joachims Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joachims Cemetery
- St. Joachims Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Joachims Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joachims Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- The Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Matteawan Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #202584 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Edwards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cornwall Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Cold Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Firthcliffe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Orrs Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Orrs Mill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Mill
- Mountainville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Highland Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Vails Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Cornwall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Cornwall is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cornwall
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- New Windsor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glenclyffe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
- Garrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newburgh
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Denniston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Denniston is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
- Beaverdam Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beaverdam Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Lake
- Salisbury Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
- Fort Montgomery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beacon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Highland Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continental Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Balmville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- Beacon Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
- Groveville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Little Britain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Britain is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
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 Edwards Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Orange County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Edwards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cold Spring
- Garrison
- Highland Falls
- New Windsor
- Newburgh
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Edwards 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 Edwards Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #949404 (Edwards Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #949404 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: 234 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Location given for Edwards Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.419816 Lon: -74.0073626
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Edwards 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. |
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