A visit to the Oldtown 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 Oldtown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oldtown Cemetery:
41.5075, -74.0100
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oldtown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oldtown Cemetery is located in Orange County<2>.
The county seat for Orange County is located in Goshen. Goshen lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Oldtown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oldtown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Oldtown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oldtown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Snake Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Snake Hill Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Hill Cemetery
- The Snake Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Snake Hill Jewish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2527705 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- St. Joachims Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Joachims Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joachims Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- The Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Matteawan Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #202584 <5>
- Belknap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Belknap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Belknap Cemetery is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap Cemetery
- St. Joachims Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Joachims Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joachims Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Willow Dell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Willow Dell Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Dell Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- North Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- First Reformed Protestant Dutch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fishkill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fishkill Cemetery is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill Cemetery
- The Fishkill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fishkill Rural Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641134 <5>
- Cosman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cosman Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosman Cemetery
- Rossville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rossville Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Old Cold Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Nelsonville Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville Cemetery
- Cold Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cold Spring Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Oldtown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oldtown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Newburgh
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Balmville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- New Windsor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beacon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Groveville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Gardnertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
- Vails Gate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Cornwall Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Beacon Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
- Glenham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cronomer Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Denniston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Denniston is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
- Orrs Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orrs Mill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Mill
- Firthcliffe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Orange Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
- Little Britain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Little Britain is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Beaverdam Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverdam Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Lake
- West Cornwall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Cornwall is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cornwall
- Cold Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Fishkill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hughsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leptondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
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 Oldtown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Orange County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oldtown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cold Spring
- Fishkill
- New Windsor
- Newburgh
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 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 Oldtown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Orange 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 Oldtown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2093304 (Oldtown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2093304 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: Orange
- Est. Elev: 49 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newburgh
- Location given for Oldtown Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5075 Lon: -74.01
- 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 Orange, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oldtown 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. |
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