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A visit to the Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hillsdale Cemetery:

42.1881, -73.5762

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hillsdale Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Hillsdale Cemetery is located in Columbia County<2>.

The county seat for Columbia County is located in Hudson. Hudson lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Hillsdale Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hillsdale Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Hillsdale Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Niver Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Niver Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niver Cemetery
  • Collins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Collins Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
  • Crum Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Crum Church Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Church Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Harlemville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Harlemville Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlemville Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • West Copake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The West Copake Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Copake Cemetery
  • Copake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Copake Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copake Cemetery
  • Old St. Bridget's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • German Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The German Church Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Church Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Claverack Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ghent Union Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Ghent Union Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent Union Cemetery
    • Austerlitz Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Austerlitz Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austerlitz Cemetery
    • Spencertown Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • St. James Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
    • Columbia County Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Snyder Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Snyder Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
    • West Ghent Reformed Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hudson City Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Hudson City Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson City Cemetery
    • Cedar Park Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Cedar Park Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park Cemetery
      • The Cedar Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64159 <5>
    • Buckley's Corner Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ancram Old Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Ancram Old Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancram Old Cemetery
    • Ancram Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Ancram Union Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancram Union Cemetery
    • Churchill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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 Hillsdale Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillsdale Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Craryville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Copake Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Copake Lake is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copake Lake
  • Martindale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Martindale is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
  • Copake Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Philmont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Harlemville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Harlemville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlemville
  • Taghkanic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Copake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mellenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollowville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Egremont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
  • North Egremont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • North Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Green River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Green River is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
    • Churchtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Churchtown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
    • Glenco Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
    • West Taghkanic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
    • Suydam ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Suydam is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
    • Weed Mines
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Weed Mines is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
    • South Egremont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • South Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
    • Egremont Plain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
    • Alford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Alford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Ghent
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ancram
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Austerlitz
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenport Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center

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 Hillsdale Cemetery. The following communities are located in Columbia County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ancram
    • Ancram lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Hillsdale Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ancram.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancram
  • Philmont

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 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 Hillsdale Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Columbia 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 Hillsdale Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #952832  (Hillsdale Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #952832 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: Columbia
      • Est. Elev: 207 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hillsdale
      • Location given for Hillsdale Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.1881447     Lon: -73.5762304
      • 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 Columbia, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hillsdale 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>The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

    When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.