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A visit to the Oak Hill Cemetery ...


The location of the Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   41.0968°   (41° 5' 48")

Lon:   -73.9296°   (-73° 55' 46")

The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Rockland County<2>.

The county seat for Rockland County is located in New City. New City lies just to the northwest of the Oak Hill Cemetery .

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 Oak Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Rockland 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 Oak Hill 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 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.

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

    • Nyack
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyack
      • Nyack is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,133 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyack <4>
    • Central Nyack
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Nyack
      • Central Nyack is located in Rockland County
    • South Nyack
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Nyack
      • South Nyack is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
    • Upper Nyack
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Nyack
      • Upper Nyack is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
    • Blauvelt
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Grand View-on-Hudson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View-on-Hudson
      • Grand View-on-Hudson is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Valley Cottage
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cottage
      • Valley Cottage is located in Rockland County
    • West Nyack
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nyack
      • West Nyack is located in Rockland County
    • Congers
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Congers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congers
      • Congers is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Congers <4>
    • Orangeburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Piermont
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piermont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piermont
      • Piermont is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piermont <4>
    • Tarrytown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Sleepy Hollow
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Archville
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
        • Archville is located in Westchester County
      • Germonds
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germonds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germonds
        • Germonds is located in Rockland County
      • Bardonia
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bardonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardonia
        • Bardonia is located in Rockland County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bardonia <4>
      • Scarborough
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • New City
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
        • New City is located in Rockland County
      • New City Park
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New City Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City Park
        • New City Park is located in Rockland County
      • Nanuet
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Pearl River
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
        • Pearl River is located in Rockland County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <4>
      • Tappan
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
        • Tappan is located in Rockland County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappan <4>
      • Palisades
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Irvington
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
        • Irvington is located in Westchester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,424 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
      • Briarcliff Manor
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ossining
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Valley Village
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley Village
        • Spring Valley Village is located in Rockland County

    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 Oak Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockland County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Oak Hill Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Mt. Moor Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Moor Cemetery is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moor Cemetery
    • Temple Israel Memorial Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Israel Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Temple Israel Memorial Park is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Israel Memorial Park
    • St. Catherines Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Catherines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Catherines Cemetery is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Catherines Cemetery
    • Rockland Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rockland Cemetery is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockland Cemetery
    • Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is located in Westchester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Sleepy Hollow.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66311 <6>
    • Gethsemane Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gethsemane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gethsemane Cemetery
    • High View Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The High View Cemetery is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High View Cemetery
    • Sparta Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sparta Cemetery is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparta Cemetery
    • Ferncliff Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ferncliff Cemetery is located in Westchester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ferncliff Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Hartsdale.
      • The Ferncliff Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hartsdale Ferncliff Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferncliff Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64525 <6>
    • Gate of Heaven Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Dale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dale Cemetery is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dale Cemetery
    • St. Peter's Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Mt. Repose Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Pascack Reformed Church Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pascack Reformed Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pascack Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Bergen County (NJ)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pascack Reformed Church Cemetery
      • Pascack Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pascack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pascack Cemetery is located in Bergen County (NJ)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pascack Cemetery
      • Cooke Family Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooke Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cooke Family Cemetery is located in Westchester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooke Family Cemetery
      • Kensico Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • The Kensico Cemetery is located in Westchester County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kensico Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Valhalla.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kensico Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64995 <6>
      • Mt. Eden Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • The Mt. Eden Cemetery is located in Westchester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Eden Cemetery
      • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • All Souls Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • St. Augustines Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Augustines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Augustines Cemetery is located in Westchester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Augustines 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #959122  (Oak Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #959122 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: Nyack
      • County: Rockland         Elev: 103
      • Location given for GNIS #959122 (Oak Hill Cemetery)

    The official website for Rockland County: www.co.rockland.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 Rockland, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oak Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0968, Longitude: -73.9296       In this case, the coordinates for the Oak Hill 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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