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A visit to the Sherman 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 Sherman Cemetery ...

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

42.5901, -74.9729

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

The Sherman Cemetery is located in Otsego County<2>.

The county seat for Otsego County is located in Cooperstown. Cooperstown lies just to the north northeast of the Sherman Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sherman Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Sherman Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Milford Village Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lynes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lynes Cemetery is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynes Cemetery
  • Waters Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Waters Cemetery is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
  • Hartwick Seminary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Maple Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Maple Cemetery is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Cemetery
  • Mt. Vision Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Vision Cemetery is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vision Cemetery
  • Mt. Vision Methodist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Old Mt. Vision Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Milford Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Portlandville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Portlandville Cemetery is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portlandville Cemetery
  • Platt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Platt Cemetery is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt Cemetery
  • Lena Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Lena Cemetery is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Maryland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Maryland Cemetery is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Cemetery
      • The Maryland Cemetery has also been known as:
      • McKown Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65244 <5>
    • Westville Baptist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Westville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Pierce Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Pierce Cemetery is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
    • Field Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Field Cemetery is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Cemetery
    • Hartwick Village Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hartwick Village Cemetery is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick Village Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hartwick Village Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Hartwick.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2340048 <5>
    • Robinson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
    • Cooperstown Junction Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Spencer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Spencer Cemetery is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
    • Toddsville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Toddsville Cemetery is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddsville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Toddsville Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Cooperstown.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2454190 <5>
    • Carr Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Carr Cemetery is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sherman Cemetery.

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

  • Milford
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hartwick Seminary
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hartwick Seminary is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick Seminary
  • Mount Vision
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Portlandville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Maryland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Westville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Westville is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Phoenix Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Phoenix Mills is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix Mills
  • Colliersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hartwick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lena is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Laurens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bowerstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bowerstown is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Cooperstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Schenevus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fly Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Patent
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Patent is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patent
    • Westford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Middlefield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Middlefield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
    • Welcome
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Welcome is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Oaksville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Oaksville is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaksville
    • Cattown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Cattown is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
      • Cattown has also been known as:
      • Cat Town
    • West Oneonta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • West Oneonta is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneonta
    • West End
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • West End is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
    • Oneonta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Davenport Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Snowdon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Snowdon is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
    • Garrattsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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 Sherman Cemetery. The following communities are located in Otsego County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sherman 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 either 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 Sherman Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Otsego 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 Sherman Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #965076  (Sherman Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #965076 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: Otsego
      • Est. Elev: 450 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Milford
      • Location given for Sherman Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.5900767     Lon: -74.9729359
      • 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 Otsego, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sherman 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.