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A visit to the Fort Hill 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 Ft. Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Hill Cemetery:

41.0461, -71.9489

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

The Ft. Hill Cemetery is located in Suffolk County<2>.

The county seat for Suffolk County is located in Riverhead. Riverhead lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Ft. Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ft. Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Ft. Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gardiner's Island Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • John B Parsons Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Springs Community Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Green River Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Green River Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River Cemetery
  • East End Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The East End Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End Cemetery
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Richard King Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Richard King Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard King Cemetery
  • Brown Swamp Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Brown Swamp Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Swamp Cemetery
  • Lily Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lily Hill Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Hill Cemetery
  • Cedar Lawn Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cedar Lawn Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn Cemetery
  • North End Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The North End Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North End Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Most Holy Trinity RC Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • St. Luke's Memorial Garden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • South End Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The South End Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South End Cemetery
    • Fishers Island Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Union Chapel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jericho Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Jericho Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Cemetery
    • Orient Point Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Orient Point Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Point Cemetery
      • The Orient Point Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Latham Cemetery
      • Latham Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65064 <5>
    • Terry Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • St. David AME Zion Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Wainscott Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wainscott Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainscott Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ft. Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Montauk
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ditch Plains
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Ditch Plains is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditch Plains
  • Napeague
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Napeague is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napeague
  • Alberts Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Alberts Landing is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberts Landing
  • Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Springs is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs
  • Amagansett
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • East Hampton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jericho
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jericho is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
  • Northwest Harbor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Northwest Harbor is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Harbor
  • Fishers Island
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Wainscott
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Orient Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Orient Point is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Point
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • North Haven
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • North Haven is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
    • Sag Harbor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Bridgehampton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sagaponack
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Noank
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Orient
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Bay Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Bay Point is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Point
    • Eastern Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Eastern Point is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Point
    • Groton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Groton is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,872 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <6>
    • Pleasure Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasure Beach is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Beach
    • Stonington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Dering Harbor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Dering Harbor is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dering Harbor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
    • Shelter Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Noyack
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

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 Ft. Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Suffolk County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Ft. Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Suffolk 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 Ft. Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2105495  (Fort Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2105495 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: Suffolk
      • Est. Elev: 24 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Montauk Point
      • Location given for Fort Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.0461111     Lon: -71.9488889
      • 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 Suffolk, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ft. Hill 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.