A visit to the Holy Cross 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 Holy Cross Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holy Cross 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 Holy Cross Cemetery
Lat: 42.4609° (42° 27' 39")
Lon: -74.5810° (-74° 34' 51")
The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Schoharie County<2>.
The county seat for Schoharie County is located in Schoharie. Schoharie lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the northeast of the Holy Cross Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Holy Cross Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holy Cross Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Potter Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Potter Hill Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Maynard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maynard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maynard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Maynard Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jefferson Old Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jefferson Old Village Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jefferson Old Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jefferson Old Village Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Cowley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cowley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cowley Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Choate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Choate Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Choate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Choate Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Ruliffson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruliffson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruliffson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ruliffson Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Blenheim Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blenheim Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blenheim Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Blenheim Hill Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- West Jefferson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Jefferson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Jefferson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Jefferson Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Champlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Champlin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Champlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Champlin Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Stevens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Stamford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Peck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peck Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Peck Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Soule Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soule Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soule Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Soule Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- South Gilboa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Gilboa Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Gilboa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The South Gilboa Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Shew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shew Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shew Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- North Harpersfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Harpersfield Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Harpersfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The North Harpersfield Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Harpersfield Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harpersfield Center Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harpersfield Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harpersfield Center Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- New Eminence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Eminence Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Eminence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Eminence Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Old Eminence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Eminence Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Eminence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Eminence Cemetery is located in Schoharie 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 Holy Cross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holy Cross Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- South Jefferson
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Jefferson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
- South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
- Jefferson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stamford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Stamford is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <7>
- Harpersfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hobart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Hobart is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <7>
- North Kortright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
- North Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Grand Gorge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Kortright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beards Hollow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
- Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
- Simpsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
- Broome Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
- Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Vintonton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vintonton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
- Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
- Roxbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Richmondville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Worcester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Schenevus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
- Red Falls is located in Greene County
- Manorkill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
- Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
- Franklinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Decatur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Greenbush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Warnerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bovina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
- Bovina is located in Delaware County
- Bates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bates. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Bates is located in Schoharie County
- Middleburgh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Cobleskill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Holy Cross Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Schoharie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holy Cross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloomville
- Cobleskill
- Grand Gorge
- Hobart
- Jefferson
- Middleburgh
- Richmondville
- Roxbury
- Schenevus
- Stamford
- Worcester
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Holy Cross Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Schoharie 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 Holy Cross 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 Holy Cross Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #953041 (Holy Cross Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #953041 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: Stamford
- County: Schoharie Elev: 605
- Location given for GNIS #953041 (Holy Cross Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Schoharie County: www.schohariecounty-ny.gov/
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 Schoharie, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Holy Cross Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4609, Longitude: -74.5810 In this case, the coordinates for the Holy Cross 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> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |