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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. 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 Edwards Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Edwards 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 Edwards Cemetery

Lat:   41.4198°   (41° 25' 11")

Lon:   -74.0074°   (-74° 0' 26")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Dell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Dell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Willow Dell Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • 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 Orange County
  • West Point Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Point Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Old Cold Spring Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cold Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cold Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Cold Spring Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Nelsonville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelsonville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelsonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nelsonville Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cold Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cold Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cold Spring Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Peacedale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peacedale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peacedale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peacedale Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • St. Georges Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Georges Cemetery
    • The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • St. Patrick's Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hebrew Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Snake Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snake Hill Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Snake Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Snake Hill Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • 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)
      • 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 Orange County
    • St. Lukes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
    • Oldtown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oldtown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oldtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oldtown Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Graymoor Society of the Atonement Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graymoor Society of the Atonement Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graymoor Society of the Atonement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Graymoor Society of the Atonement Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • North Highland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Highland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Highland Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • St. Joachims Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joachims Cemetery
      • The St. Joachims Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
    • St. Joachims Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joachims Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joachims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joachims Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
    • Methodist Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
      • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
      • 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 27 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall-on-Hudson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
  • Cornwall-on-Hudson
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornwall-on-Hudson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,896 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall-on-Hudson <8>
  • Cornwall Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornwall Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
    • Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
  • Cold Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Firthcliffe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firthcliffe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
    • Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
  • Orrs Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orrs Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Mill
    • Orrs Mill is located in Orange County
  • Mountainville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • West Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • West Point is located in Orange County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <8>
  • Nelsonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
    • Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
    • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Cornwall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cornwall
    • West Cornwall is located in Orange County
  • New Windsor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Highland Falls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Falls
      • Highland Falls is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland Falls <8>
    • Glenclyffe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
      • Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
    • Garrison
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Newburgh
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Beaverdam Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Lake
      • Beaverdam Lake is located in Orange County
    • Salisbury Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Woodbury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Woodbury is located in Orange County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
      • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <8>
    • Highland Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Continental Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Continental Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
      • Continental Village is located in Putnam County
    • Balmville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balmville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
      • Balmville is located in Orange County
    • Beacon Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
      • Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
    • Groveville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Groveville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
      • Groveville is located in Dutchess County
    • Little Britain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Britain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
      • Little Britain is located in Orange County

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.

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 websites either 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:

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: GNIS record #949404 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: Cornwall-on-Hudson
    • County: Orange         Elev: 234
    • Location given for GNIS #949404 (Edwards Cemetery)

The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/

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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Edwards Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4198, Longitude: -74.0074       In this case, the coordinates for the Edwards 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>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.
<7>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<8>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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