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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 Fink - Van Valkenburg Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fink - Van Valkenburg Cemetery:

43.0367, -74.8140

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

The Fink - Van Valkenburg Cemetery is located in Herkimer County<2>.

The county seat for Herkimer County is located in Herkimer. Herkimer lies just to the west of the Fink - Van Valkenburg Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Fink - Van Valkenburg Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Fink - Van Valkenburg Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fink - Van Valkenburg Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hess Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Hess Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Cemetery
  • Walrath Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Walrath Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walrath Cemetery
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The City Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gardner Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
  • Lower Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lower Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cemetery
  • Upper Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Upper Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Cemetery
  • Rural Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rural Park Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Park Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rural Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Little Falls.
    • The Rural Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Inghams Mills Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2263375 <5>
  • Yellow Church Road Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Indian Castle Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Garlock Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Garlock Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlock Cemetery
    • Haupt Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Haupt Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haupt Cemetery
    • Houpt Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Houpt Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houpt Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Houpt Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Starkville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2304059 <5>
    • Jones Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Jones Family Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Family Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Green Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Green Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
    • Klock Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Klock Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klock Cemetery
    • Dolgeville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Dolgeville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979402 <5>

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 Fink - Van Valkenburg Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fink - Van Valkenburg Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Little Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Newville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Newville is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
  • Jacksonburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jacksonburg is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
  • Mindenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
  • Crum Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
  • Dolgeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Paines Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
  • Deck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Deck is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
  • Salisbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Salisbury is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Edicks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Edicks is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
  • Saint Johnsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Salisbury Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • East Herkimer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • East Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Herkimer
    • Starkville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Starkville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
    • Hallsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
    • Herkimer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Mohawk
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Brookman Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
    • Emmonsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
    • Kast Bridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
    • Lassellsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
    • Middle Sprite
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
    • Middleville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Plain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ilion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <6>

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 Fink - Van Valkenburg Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Herkimer County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fink - Van Valkenburg Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fink - Van Valkenburg Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Herkimer 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 Fink - Van Valkenburg Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #950068  (Fink-Van Valkenburg Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #950068 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: Herkimer
      • Est. Elev: 134 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Little Falls
      • Location given for Fink-Van Valkenburg Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.0367376     Lon: -74.8140385
      • 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 Herkimer, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fink - Van Valkenburg 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.