A visit to the Free Grave 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 Free Grave Cemetery ...
The Free Grave Cemetery is located in Putnam County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bailey Cemetery
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Putnam County
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- Beverly Hills Cemetery
- Crane Cemetery
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Putnam County
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- Ellis Cemetery
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Putnam County
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- Gilead Cemetery
- The Gilead Cemetery is located in Putnam County
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- Hills Cemetery
- The Hills Cemetery is located in Putnam County
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- Kelly Cemetery
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Putnam County
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- Kent Cliffs Baptist Church Burying Ground
- Kent - Fishkill Baptist Church Cemetery
- King David Cemetery
- The King David Cemetery is located in Putnam County
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- Lawson Cemetery
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Putnam County
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- Ludingtonville Baptist Church Cemetery
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- Mahopac Falls Baptist Churchyard Cemetery
- Methodist Graveyard
- The Methodist Graveyard is located in Putnam County
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- Presbyterian Cemetery
- The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Putnam County
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- Raymond Hill Cemetery
- The Raymond Hill Cemetery is located in Putnam County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Raymond Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Carmel Hamlet.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65765 <2>
- Russell Mead Cemetery
- The Russell Mead Cemetery is located in Putnam County
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- Smalley Burying Ground
- Tompkins Corners Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery is located in Putnam County
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- Union Valley Cemetery
- The Union Valley Cemetery is located in Putnam County
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- Warren Cemetery
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Westchester County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Free Grave Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Adams Corners
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
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- Brewster Hill
- Brewster Hill is located in Putnam County
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- Brewster
- Continental Village
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
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- Crafts
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
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- Dykemans
- Dykemans is located in Putnam County
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- East Fishkill
- East Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
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- Farmers Mills
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
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- Garrison
- Goldens Bridge
- Granite Springs
- Heritage Hills
- Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
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- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Jefferson Village
- Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
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- Lake Carmel
- Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
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- Lake Mohegan
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
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- Lincolndale
- Mahopac Mines
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
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- Mahopac
- Nelsonville
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Peach Lake
- Peach Lake is located in Putnam County
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- Putnam Valley
- Shenandoah
- Shenandoah is located in Dutchess County
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- Shenorock
- Shrub Oak
- Somers
- Tompkins Corners
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
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- Towners
- Towners is located in Putnam County
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- Wiccopee
- Wiccopee is located in Dutchess County
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- Yorktown
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
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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 Free Grave Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Putnam County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Free Grave Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brewster
- Garrison
- Mahopac
- Putnam Valley
- Shenorock
- Shrub Oak
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 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 Free Grave Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Putnam 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 Free Grave Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #950657 (Free Grave Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #950657 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: Putnam
- Est. Elev: 281 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oscawana Lake
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Free Grave Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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