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A visit to the Saint Columbus Cemetery ...

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 St. Columbus Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Columbus Cemetery

Lat:   41.3765°   (41° 22' 35")

Lon:   -74.2476°   (-74° 14' 51")

The St. Columbus Cemetery is located in Orange County<2>.

The county seat for Orange County is located in Goshen. Goshen lies just to the west northwest of the St. Columbus Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the St. Columbus Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Heard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Heard Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Norton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Norton Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Chester Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chester Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Roe Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roe Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Slate Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slate Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slate Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Slate Hill Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Sears Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sears Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sears Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sears Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Woodhull Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodhull Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodhull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodhull Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Hamptonburgh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamptonburgh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamptonburgh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hamptonburgh Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • St. James Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • St. Davids Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Davids Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Davids Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Davids Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Webb Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Webb Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Community Cemetery of Monroe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Cemetery of Monroe
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Community Cemetery of Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Community Cemetery of Monroe is located in Orange County
    • Seamanville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seamanville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seamanville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Seamanville Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Bull Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bull Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bull Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Florida Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Florida Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Florida Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Florida Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Gate of Heaven Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gate of Heaven Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gate of Heaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gate of Heaven Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • St. Anastasia Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anastasia Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anastasia Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Anastasia Church Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Cemetery of the Highlands
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the St. Columbus Cemetery.

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

  • Craigville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
    • Craigville is located in Orange County
  • Chester
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Farmingdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
    • Farmingdale is located in Orange County
  • South Blooming Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Blooming Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blooming Grove
    • South Blooming Grove is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,122 people
    • South Blooming Grove has also been known as:
    • South Blooming Grove village
  • Walton Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Park
    • Walton Park is located in Orange County
  • Monroe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kiryas Joel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
    • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
  • Palm Tree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
    • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
  • Girarde
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Girarde. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girarde
    • Girarde is located in Orange County
  • Kipps
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kipps. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipps
    • Kipps is located in Orange County
  • Goshen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Goshen is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,337 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <6>
  • Hamptonburgh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamptonburgh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptonburgh
    • Hamptonburgh is located in Orange County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Washingtonville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Campbell Hall
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Florida
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Florida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
      • Florida is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florida <6>
    • Highland Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Stony Ford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ford
      • Stony Ford is located in Orange County
    • Harriman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriman
      • Harriman is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,421 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriman <6>
    • Central Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Woodbury is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
    • Salisbury Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Maybrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maybrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
      • Maybrook is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maybrook <6>
    • Big Island
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Island
      • Big Island is located in Orange County
    • Mountainville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Beaverdam Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Lake
      • Beaverdam Lake is located in Orange County
    • Michigan Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Corners
      • Michigan Corners is located in Orange County
    • Mechanicstown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicstown
      • Mechanicstown is located in Orange County
    • New Hampton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
      • New Hampton is located in Orange 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 St. Columbus Cemetery. The following communities are located in Orange County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Columbus Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 St. Columbus Cemetery:

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 St. Columbus Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #963449  (Saint Columbus Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #963449 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: Maybrook
    • County: Orange         Elev: 143
    • Location given for GNIS #963449 (Saint Columbus Cemetery)

The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.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 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 things 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 St. Columbus Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3765, Longitude: -74.2476       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Columbus Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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