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A visit to the Elmer Cook Farm Burying Ground ...

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 Elmer Cook Farm Burying Ground ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elmer Cook Farm Burying Ground

Lat:   42.5688°   (42° 34' 7")

Lon:   -74.2392°   (-74° 14' 21")

The Elmer Cook Farm Burying Ground is located in Schoharie County<1>.

The county seat for Schoharie County is located in Schoharie. Schoharie lies just to the north northwest of the Elmer Cook Farm Burying Ground .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Elmer Cook Farm Burying Ground.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elmer Cook Farm Burying Ground, with the nearest first.

  • Barkman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barkman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barkman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barkman Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
  • Barkman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barkman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barkman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barkman Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
  • Turner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • The Turner Cemetery is located in Albany County
    • The Turner Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Turner Burying Grounds
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2230824 <6>
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
  • Borthwick Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Borthwick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Borthwick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Borthwick Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
  • Cotton Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cotton Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cotton Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cotton Hill Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
  • Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • West Mountain Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Middleburgh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Franklinton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklinton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Franklinton Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
  • Crystal Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Zimmer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zimmer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zimmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zimmer Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Elmer Cook Farm Burying Ground.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elmer Cook Farm Burying Ground, with the nearest first.

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 Elmer Cook Farm Burying Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Schoharie County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elmer Cook Farm Burying Ground.

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 Elmer Cook Farm Burying Ground:

The official website for Schoharie County: www.schohariecounty-ny.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Schoharie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Elmer Cook Farm Burying Ground. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5688, Longitude: -74.2392    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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.
<7>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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