A visit to the Old Summit 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 Summit Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Summit Cemetery:
42.5753, -74.5885
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Summit Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Summit Cemetery is located in Schoharie County<2>.
The county seat for Schoharie County is located in Schoharie. Schoharie lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Old Summit Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Summit Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Old Summit Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Summit Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lutheranville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lutheranville Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheranville Cemetery
- Snooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Snooks Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snooks Cemetery
- Post Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Post Cemetery is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Cemetery
- Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rossman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rossman Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Charlotteville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Eminence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Eminence Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Eminence Cemetery
- New Eminence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The New Eminence Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Eminence Cemetery
- Fulton Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fulton Hill Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fulton Hill Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Richmondville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64603 <5>
- Holmes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Richmondville Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Richmondville Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Richmondville Rural Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmondville Rural Cemetery
- The Richmondville Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Richmondville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #213579 <5>
- West Richmondville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maple View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple View Cemetery is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple View Cemetery
- East Worcester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox - Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fox - Cross Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox - Cross Cemetery
- Abbott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Abbott Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Cemetery
- Dugway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Dugway Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway Cemetery
- Jefferson Old Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Village of West Fulton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shultas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shultas Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shultas Cemetery
- Shafer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shafer Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer Cemetery
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 Old Summit Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Summit Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beards Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
- Richmondville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Calcutta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vintonton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
- Warnerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
- Greenbush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Cobleskill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Worcester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Breakabeen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
- Mineral Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Lawyersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Janesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Janesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Simpsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Harpersfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Blenheim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seward
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Seward is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Stamford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Westford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schenevus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Kortright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
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 Summit 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 Old Summit Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cobleskill
- Jefferson
- Richmondville
- Schenevus
- Stamford
- Westford
- Worcester
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Old Summit Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Schoharie 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 Summit Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2358369 (Old Summit Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2358369 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: Schoharie
- Est. Elev: 623 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Summit
- Location given for Old Summit Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5753 Lon: -74.5885
- 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Summit 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 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. |