A visit to the Galloways 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 Galloways Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Galloways 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 Galloways Cemetery
Lat: 41.3170° (41° 19' 1")
Lon: -74.1218° (-74° 7' 18")
The Galloways Cemetery is located in Orange County<2>.
The county seat for Orange County is located in Goshen. Goshen lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Galloways Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Galloways Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Galloways Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Anastasia Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anastasia Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anastasia Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Anastasia Church Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Seamanville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seamanville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seamanville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Seamanville Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gate of Heaven Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gate of Heaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gate of Heaven Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Cemetery of the Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Community Cemetery of Monroe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Cemetery of Monroe
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Community Cemetery of Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Community Cemetery of Monroe is located in Orange County
- St. John's Old Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Old Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. John's Old Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Herbert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- June Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the June Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the June Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The June Cemetery is located in Rockland County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64984 <5>
- Woodhull Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodhull Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodhull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Woodhull Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Sears Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sears Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sears Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sears Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Heard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Heard Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Greycourt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greycourt Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greycourt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Greycourt Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- St. Columbus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Columbus Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Columbus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Columbus Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Roe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roe Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Roe Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Rockland County
- Rose Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Coleman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Norton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Norton Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Chester Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chester Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Orange County
- St. Mary's In Tuxedo Churchyard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's In Tuxedo Churchyard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's In Tuxedo Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Mary's In Tuxedo Churchyard Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Rockland County
- Mt. Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Rest Cemetery
- The Mt. Rest Cemetery is located in Rockland County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Rest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Stony Point.
- The Mt. Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Creek Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64840 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- 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
- Peacedale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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
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 Galloways Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Galloways Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Central Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harriman
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriman
- Harriman is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriman <6>
- Kiryas Joel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
- Palm Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County
- Highland Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Woodbury is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
- Monroe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Blooming Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Blooming Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blooming Grove
- South Blooming Grove is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,122 people
- South Blooming Grove has also been known as:
- South Blooming Grove village
- Walton Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Park
- Walton Park is located in Orange County
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doodletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Mountainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Washingtonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Fort Montgomery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Salisbury Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Craigville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Craigville is located in Orange County
- Highland Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <6>
- Orrs Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Mill
- Orrs Mill is located in Orange County
- West Cornwall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- 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.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cornwall
- West Cornwall is located in Orange County
- Farmingdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
- Farmingdale is located in Orange County
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tuxedo Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuxedo Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park
- Tuxedo Park is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuxedo Park <6>
- Pomona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Pomona is located in Rockland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <6>
- Thiells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Verplanck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buchanan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Buchanan is located in Westchester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,215 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <6>
- Glenclyffe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
- Firthcliffe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Beaverdam Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Lake
- Beaverdam Lake 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 Galloways Cemetery. The following communities are located in Orange County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Galloways Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chester
- Highland Falls
- Monroe
- Washingtonville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Galloways Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Orange County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Galloways Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Galloways Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #950861 (Galloways Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #950861 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: Popolopen Lake
- County: Orange Elev: 157
- Location given for GNIS #950861 (Galloways Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 '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 Galloways Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3170, Longitude: -74.1218 In this case, the coordinates for the Galloways 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<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. |