A visit to the Helmer 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 Helmer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Helmer Cemetery:
42.9331, -75.0040
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Helmer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Helmer Cemetery is located in Herkimer County<2>.
The county seat for Herkimer County is located in Herkimer. Herkimer lies just to the north of the Helmer Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Helmer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Helmer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dennison Corners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Henderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Edick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Edick Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edick Cemetery
- Helmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Helmer Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmer Cemetery
- Paines Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Paines Hollow Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Crim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Piper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Piper Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper Cemetery
- North Columbia Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fulmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fulmer Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulmer Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Millers Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Millers Mills Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills Cemetery
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
- Crain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Crain Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain Cemetery
- Pooler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pooler Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooler Cemetery
- Paine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Paine Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paine Cemetery
- Heath Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Heath Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Cemetery
- Mohawk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mohawk Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mohawk Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mohawk.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641161 <5>
- Armory Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Armory Hill Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armory Hill Cemetery
- The Armory Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Flatts Cemetery
- Ilion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #171613 <5>
- Cedarville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cedarville Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville Cemetery
- Brown - Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Twilight Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jordanville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Jordanville Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Helmer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Helmer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Millers Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
- South Columbia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
- Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Cullen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cullen is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Edicks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edicks is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- Mohawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Richfield Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ilion
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paines Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
- Cedarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Chepachet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Deck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Deck is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Herkimer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Corrado Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
- Jacksonburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- East Herkimer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Herkimer
- Frankfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Newville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Kast Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
- West Winfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Plainfield Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Little Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Village is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Starkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Norwich Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
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 Helmer 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 Helmer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Frankfort
- Herkimer
- Ilion
- Little Falls
- Mohawk
- Richfield Springs
- West Winfield
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 websites either 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 Helmer 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 Helmer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #952548 (Helmer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #952548 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: 500 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Millers Mills
- Location given for Helmer Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9331269 Lon: -75.004045
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Helmer 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. |
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