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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. 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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gate of Heaven 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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Lat:   41.2948°   (41° 17' 41")

Lon:   -74.1713°   (-74° 10' 16")

The Gate of Heaven Cemetery is located in Orange County<2>.

The county seat for Orange County is located in Goshen. Goshen lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Gate of Heaven Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Gate of Heaven Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gate of Heaven Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Community Cemetery of Monroe
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • 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
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • 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
  • St. Anastasia Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • 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 north)
    • 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
  • Galloways Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galloways Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galloways Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Galloways Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Cemetery of the Highlands
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Roe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Greycourt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 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
  • St. Columbus Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 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
  • Chester Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (6 miles [9.7 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
  • Sears Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Heard Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Coleman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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
      (7 miles [11.3 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
    • Wisner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wisner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wisner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wisner Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Woodhull Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Jones Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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
    • St. Stephens Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Sterling Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sterling Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sterling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sterling Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Sloatsburg Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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
      (9 miles [14.5 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>
    • Rose Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Herbert Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • June Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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>
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (9 miles [14.5 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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 34 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gate of Heaven Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Harriman
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Monroe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Central Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kiryas Joel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
    • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
  • Walton Park
    (3 miles [4.8 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
  • Highland Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • South Blooming Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Tuxedo Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Greenwood Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Lake
    • Greenwood Lake is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood Lake <6>
  • Craigville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
    • Craigville is located in Orange County
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Chester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    • Mountainville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Homestead Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestead Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
      • Homestead Village is located in Orange County
    • Sloatsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloatsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloatsburg
      • Sloatsburg is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,089 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sloatsburg <6>
    • Pomona
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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)
    • Doodletown ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 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
    • Fort Montgomery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Salisbury Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Washingtonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Florida
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Florida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
      • Florida is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florida <6>
    • Warwick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Sterling Forest
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Girarde
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Girarde. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girarde
      • Girarde is located in Orange County
    • Ramapo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramapo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramapo
      • Ramapo is located in Rockland County
    • Wesley Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Hills
      • Wesley Hills is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,919 people
    • Mount Ivy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ivy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
      • Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
    • Stony Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamptonburgh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamptonburgh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptonburgh
      • Hamptonburgh is located in Orange County
    • West Cornwall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Goshen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,337 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery. The following communities are located in Orange County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

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 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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery:

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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #950935  (Gate of Heaven Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #950935 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: Monroe
    • County: Orange         Elev: 270
    • Location given for GNIS #950935 (Gate of Heaven Cemetery)

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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2948, Longitude: -74.1713       In this case, the coordinates for the Gate of Heaven 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.




 

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