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A visit to the Mertins 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 Mertins Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mertins 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 Mertins Cemetery

Lat:   42.3697°   (42° 22' 10")

Lon:   -74.9633°   (-74° 57' 47")

The Mertins Cemetery is located in Delaware County<2>.

The county seat for Delaware County is located in Delhi. Delhi lies just to the south southeast of the Mertins Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Mertins Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Meredith Square Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meredith Square Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meredith Square Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Meredith Square Cemetery is located in Delaware County
  • Ouleout Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ouleout Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ouleout Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ouleout Cemetery is located in Delaware County
  • West Meredith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Meredith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Meredith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Meredith Cemetery is located in Delaware County
  • Croton Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Croton Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Croton Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Croton Union Cemetery is located in Delaware County
  • Post Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Post Cemetery is located in Delaware County
  • Benedict Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benedict Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benedict Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Benedict Cemetery is located in Delaware County
  • West Delhi Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Delhi Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Delhi Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Delhi Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Delaware County
  • East Meredith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Meredith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Meredith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Meredith Cemetery is located in Delaware County
  • Davenport Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davenport Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davenport Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davenport Center Cemetery is located in Delaware County
  • McMinn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMinn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McMinn Cemetery is located in Delaware County
  • Charlotte Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charlotte Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charlotte Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Charlotte Valley Cemetery is located in Delaware County
  • Arabia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arabia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arabia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Arabia Cemetery is located in Delaware County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Woodland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East Delhi Christian Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Delhi Christian Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Delhi Christian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Delhi Christian Church Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Otsego County
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Otsego County
    • Goldsmith Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goldsmith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goldsmith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goldsmith Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • Blakely Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blakely Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blakely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blakely Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • Newell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newell Cemetery is located in Delaware County

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 Mertins Cemetery.

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

  • Shackport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackport
    • Shackport is located in Delaware County
  • Davenport Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Delhi
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Delhi is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <6>
  • North Franklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
    • North Franklin is located in Delaware County
  • Oneonta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <6>
  • Bloomville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Colliersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mundale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
    • Mundale is located in Delaware County
  • West End
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Franklin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • 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 <6>
  • West Oneonta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneonta
    • West Oneonta is located in Otsego County
  • Otego
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Portlandville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bovina Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Merrickville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Merrickville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
      • Merrickville is located in Delaware County
    • Hamden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • South Kortright
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • North Kortright
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
      • North Kortright is located in Delaware County
    • Laurens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <6>
    • Maryland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bovina
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
      • Bovina is located in Delaware County
    • Simpsonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
      • Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
    • Harpersfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Schenevus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wells Bridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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 Mertins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Delaware County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Mertins Cemetery:

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 Mertins Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2508031  (Mertins Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2508031 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: Delhi
    • County: Delaware         Elev: 542
    • Location given for GNIS #2508031 (Mertins Cemetery)

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

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 Delaware, 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 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 Mertins Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3697, Longitude: -74.9633       In this case, the coordinates for the Mertins 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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