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A visit to the Old Saint Bridget's 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 Old St. Bridget's Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old St. Bridget's Cemetery:

42.1217, -73.5222

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old St. Bridget's Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Old St. Bridget's Cemetery is located in Columbia County<2>.

The county seat for Columbia County is located in Hudson. Hudson lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Old St. Bridget's Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old St. Bridget's Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Old St. Bridget's Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old St. Bridget's Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Copake Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Copake Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copake Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • West Copake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The West Copake Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Copake Cemetery
  • Hillsdale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hillsdale Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale Cemetery
  • Niver Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Niver Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niver Cemetery
  • Churchill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Collins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Collins Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
  • Ancram Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ancram Union Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancram Union Cemetery
  • Our Lady Of The Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ancram Old Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ancram Old Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancram Old Cemetery
  • Chapinville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Barnard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Center Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
    • Crum Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Crum Church Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Church Cemetery
    • Harlemville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Harlemville Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlemville Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Hewins Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Hewins Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewins Cemetery
      • The Hewins Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hewins Street Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SHE.808 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91068 <6>
    • Ahavath Sholom Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Great Barrington (MA).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90946 <6>
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peters Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Great Barrington (MA).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336505 <6>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old St. Bridget's Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old St. Bridget's Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Copake Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Copake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Weed Mines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Weed Mines is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
  • Copake Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Copake Lake is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copake Lake
  • Craryville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Egremont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
  • South Egremont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • South Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
  • North Egremont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
  • Ancram
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ancramdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Egremont Plain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
  • Suydam ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Suydam is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Taconic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sheffield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
    • Martindale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Martindale is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
    • Taghkanic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Twin Lakes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Great Barrington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
    • Alford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Alford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Green River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Green River is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
    • Irondale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Irondale is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Spencer Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Spencer Corners is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Corners
    • Harlemville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Harlemville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlemville
    • Salisbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
    • Salisbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashley Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ashley Falls is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Falls
    • Van Deusenville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Van Deusenville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Deusenville
    • Philmont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hollowville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Churchtown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Churchtown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
    • West Taghkanic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic

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 Old St. Bridget's Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Columbia County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old St. Bridget's Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Old St. Bridget's 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 Old St. Bridget's Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2555968  (Old Saint Bridget's Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2555968 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: 206 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Copake
      • Location given for Old Saint Bridget's Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.1216667     Lon: -73.5222222
      • 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 from Point A (ie- Old St. Bridget's 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 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.

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