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A visit to the Sheldon Hill 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 Sheldon Hill Cemetery ...

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

44.9042, -73.7935

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

The Sheldon Hill Cemetery is located in Clinton County<2>.

The county seat for Clinton County is located in Plattsburgh. Plattsburgh lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southeast of the Sheldon Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sheldon Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Sheldon Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Edmunds Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hutchins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hutchins Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Star Road Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Star Road Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Road Cemetery
  • West Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The West Hill Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill Cemetery
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
  • Walker Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
  • Trinity Anglican Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Dunn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mooers Riverside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Mooers Riverside Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooers Riverside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mooers Riverside Cemetery is located in Mooers.
    • The Mooers Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Mooers Cemetery
    • Old Mooers Riverside Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65805 <5>
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Brainardsville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Brainardsville Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainardsville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brainardsville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Brainardsville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64015 <5>
    • Robinson District Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stone Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Stone Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Morningside Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Morningside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Cemetery
    • State Hospital Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Dragoon Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Dragoon Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragoon Cemetery
    • Jennett Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Jennett Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennett 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 Sheldon Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Ellenburg Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Altona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Woods Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Woods Falls is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Falls
  • Churubusco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrigan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrigan is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrigan
  • Mooers Forks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Covey Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Havelock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
  • Mooers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Franklin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Saint Antoine Abbe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sciola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sciola is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Brainardsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lyon Mountain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dannemora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Saint Chrysostome
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Rockburn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockburn
    • West Beekmantown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • West Beekmantown is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Beekmantown
    • Chateaugay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • West Chazy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Franklin Centre
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Standish
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Standish is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
    • Cadyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Herdman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herdman
    • Athelstan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Sheldon Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clinton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sheldon Hill 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 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 Sheldon Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Clinton 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 Sheldon Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #965018  (Sheldon Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #965018 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: Clinton
      • Est. Elev: 270 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ellenburg Depot
      • Location given for Sheldon Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.9042062     Lon: -73.7934811
      • 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 Clinton, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sheldon Hill 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.