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A visit to the Safford 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 Safford Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Safford Cemetery:

42.4756, -74.3907

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Safford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Safford Cemetery is located in Schoharie County<2>.

The county seat for Schoharie County is located in Schoharie. Schoharie lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Safford Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Safford Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Safford Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Clapper Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Clapper Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapper Cemetery
  • Moore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
  • Shafer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Shafer Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer Cemetery
  • Hager Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hager Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager Cemetery
  • Knisker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Knisker Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knisker Cemetery
  • Kniskern Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Kniskern Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • The Kniskern Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kniskern Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kniskern Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Breakabeen and North Blenheim.  The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the north of North Blenheim.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65023 <6>
  • Keyser Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Keyser Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser Cemetery
  • Breakabeen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Breakabeen Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen Cemetery
  • Ellison Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Ellison Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
  • East Conesville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Ellis Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
  • Armlin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Armlin Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armlin Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Gilboa Rural Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Gilboa Rural Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa Rural Cemetery
    • Franklinton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Franklinton Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton Cemetery
    • Ellis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Ellis Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
    • Champlin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Champlin Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlin Cemetery
    • Shew Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Shew Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shew Cemetery
    • West Conesville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Patrie Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Patrie Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrie Cemetery
    • Richtmyer Case Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Richtmyer Case Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtmyer Case Cemetery
    • Manorkill Rural Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bates Hollow Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Scott Patent Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Scott Patent Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Patent Cemetery
    • Livingstonville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Livingston Presbyterian Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mattice Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Mattice Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattice Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Safford Cemetery.

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

  • Broome Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
  • North Blenheim
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Breakabeen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
  • Franklinton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
  • West Conesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
  • Manorkill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
  • Bates
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bates is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
  • Livingstonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
  • South Jefferson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
  • Grand Gorge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Potter Hollow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
  • Preston - Potter Hollow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Preston Hollow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Middleburgh
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cooksburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Cooksburg is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
    • Vintonton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
    • Red Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Red Falls is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
    • Jefferson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Stamford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Greenbush
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
    • Oak Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Beards Hollow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
    • Summit
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Summit is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <7>
    • Mineral Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Windham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cornwallville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Medusa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rensselaerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Schoharie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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 Safford 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 Safford Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Safford 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 Safford Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #963213  (Safford Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #963213 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: 604 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gilboa
      • Location given for Safford Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.4756331     Lon: -74.3906997
      • 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Safford 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Breakabeen and North Blenheim. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <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.