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A visit to the Merithew Cemetery ...


The location of the Merithew Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Merithew Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   42.4076°   (42° 24' 27")

Lon:   -75.2435°   (-75° 14' 36")

The Merithew Cemetery is located in Otsego County<2>.

The county seat for Otsego County is located in Cooperstown. Cooperstown lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the northeast of the Merithew Cemetery .

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 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 Merithew Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Otsego 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 Merithew Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Merithew Cemetery.

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

    • Youmans Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youmans Corner
      • Youmans Corner is located in Otsego County
    • Wells Bridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Otego
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Gilbertsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
      • Gilbertsville is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <4>
    • Copes Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
      • Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
    • Unadilla
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
      • Unadilla is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <4>
    • Franklin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
    • Mount Upton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sidney Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • North Franklin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
      • North Franklin is located in Delaware County
    • West End
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West End have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
      • West End is located in Otsego County
    • Morris
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
      • Morris is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <4>
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • East Guilford
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
        • East Guilford is located in Chenango County
      • Oneonta
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
        • Oneonta is located in Otsego County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,695 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <4>
      • Sidney
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
        • Sidney is located in Delaware County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,557 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
      • Tacoma
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tacoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
        • Tacoma is located in Delaware County
      • Laurens
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
        • Laurens is located in Otsego County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <4>
      • Guilford
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Yaleville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
        • Yaleville is located in Chenango County
      • Masonville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bainbridge
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
        • Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <4>
      • Mundale
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
        • Mundale is located in Delaware County
      • Colliersville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

    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 Merithew Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Otsego County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Merithew Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Emmons Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Emmons Cemetery is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmons Cemetery
    • Carr Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carr Cemetery is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carr Cemetery
    • Hopkin Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopkin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopkin Cemetery is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopkin Cemetery
    • Flax Island Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flax Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flax Island Cemetery is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flax Island Cemetery
    • Unadilla Center Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Unadilla Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Unadilla Center Cemetery is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unadilla Center Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • 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 Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Presbyterian Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Bundy Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bundy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bundy Cemetery is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bundy Cemetery
    • East Sidney Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Sidney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Sidney Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Sidney Cemetery
    • Burdick Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burdick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burdick Cemetery is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burdick Cemetery
    • Prentiss Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prentiss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prentiss Cemetery is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prentiss Cemetery
    • Butternut Valley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butternut Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Butternut Valley Cemetery is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butternut Valley Cemetery
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Rogers Hollow Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rogers Hollow Cemetery is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Hollow Cemetery
      • Ouleout Valley Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ouleout Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ouleout Valley Cemetery is located in Delaware County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ouleout Valley Cemetery
      • Northup Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Northup Cemetery is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northup Cemetery
      • Quackenbush Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quackenbush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Quackenbush Cemetery is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quackenbush Cemetery
      • Pope Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pope Cemetery is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pope Cemetery
      • Old Churchyard Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Churchyard Cemetery is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Churchyard Cemetery
      • Brookside Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brookside Cemetery is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
      • Hollis Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hollis Cemetery is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollis Cemetery
      • Upton Park Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upton Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Upton Park Cemetery is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upton Park Cemetery
      • Maplewood Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Chenango County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maplewood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Mount Upton.
        • The Maplewood Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Maple Wood Cemetery
        • Mt. Upton Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65218 <6>
      • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chestnut Hill Cemetery is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Hill Cemetery
      • The Knoll Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the The Knoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The The Knoll Cemetery is located in Delaware County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the The Knoll Cemetery
      • Congregational Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Barnes Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Delaware County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
      • Otsdawa Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otsdawa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Otsdawa Cemetery is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otsdawa Cemetery

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

    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 Merithew Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #956986  (Merithew Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #956986 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: Otego
      • County: Otsego         Elev: 487
      • Location given for GNIS #956986 (Merithew Cemetery)

    The official website for Otsego County: www.otsegocounty.com/

    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 Otsego, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Merithew Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4076, Longitude: -75.2435       In this case, the coordinates for the Merithew Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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