A visit to the Hess 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 Hess Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hess Cemetery:
43.0195, -74.8432
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hess Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hess Cemetery is located in Herkimer County<2>.
The county seat for Herkimer County is located in Herkimer. Herkimer lies just to the west of the Hess Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hess Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Hess Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hess Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gardner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Herkimer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Herkimer Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herkimer Cemetery
- Fink - Van Valkenburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The City Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
- Garlock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Garlock Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlock Cemetery
- Walrath Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Walrath Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walrath Cemetery
- Yellow Church Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Haupt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Haupt Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haupt Cemetery
- Houpt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Houpt Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houpt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Houpt Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Starkville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2304059 <5>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Indian Castle Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lower Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cemetery
- Upper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Upper Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Holy Spirit Polish Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jones Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Family Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Family Cemetery
- Rural Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rural Park Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rural Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Little Falls.
- The Rural Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Inghams Mills Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2263375 <5>
- St.s Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ft. Herkimer Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Heath Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Heath Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Cemetery
- Paine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Paine Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paine Cemetery
- Jordanville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jordanville Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hess Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hess Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Little Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Newville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Newville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Jacksonburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jacksonburg is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Edicks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edicks is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- Paines Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
- Deck
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deck is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
- Mindenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
- Crum Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
- Dolgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Herkimer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Herkimer
- Starkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Salisbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Salisbury is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Herkimer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Johnsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Salisbury Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kast Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
- Mohawk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brookman Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
- Hallsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Ilion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Middleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cullen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cullen is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Emmonsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
- Frankfort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Corrado Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado 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 Hess 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 Hess Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dolgeville
- Frankfort
- Herkimer
- Ilion
- Little Falls
- Middleville
- Mohawk
- Saint Johnsville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Hess 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 Hess Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #952647 (Hess Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #952647 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: 265 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Little Falls
- Location given for Hess Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0195153 Lon: -74.843206
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hess 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. |