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A visit to the Sissum 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 Sissum Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sissum 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 Sissum Cemetery

Lat:   42.7354°   (42° 44' 7")

Lon:   -74.7079°   (-74° 42' 28")

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

The county seat for Otsego County is located in Cooperstown. Cooperstown lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Sissum Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sissum Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Winnie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winnie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winnie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Winnie Cemetery is located in Otsego County
  • South Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Valley Cemetery is located in Otsego County
  • Roseboom Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roseboom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roseboom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roseboom Cemetery is located in Otsego County
  • Cherry Valley Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Valley Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Valley Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cherry Valley Village Cemetery is located in Otsego County
  • Dorloo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorloo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorloo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dorloo Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
  • Ferris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ferris Cemetery is located in Otsego County
  • Houck Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Houck Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
  • Beekman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beekman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beekman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beekman Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
  • Leesville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leesville Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
  • Old Middlefield Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Middlefield Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Middlefield Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Middlefield Center Cemetery is located in Otsego County
  • Westford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Westford Cemetery is located in Otsego County
  • Draper Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Draper Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Draper Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Draper Hill Cemetery is located in Otsego County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Decatur Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Decatur Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Decatur Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Decatur Cemetery is located in Otsego County
    • Clock Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clock Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Peoples Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • McFee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McFee Cemetery is located in Otsego County
    • Middlefield Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middlefield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middlefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Middlefield Cemetery is located in Otsego County
    • Maple View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maple View Cemetery is located in Otsego County
    • Marcley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marcley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marcley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marcley Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Seward Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seward Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Seward Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
    • Slate Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sissum Cemetery.

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

  • South Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
    • South Valley is located in Otsego County
  • Center Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
    • Center Valley is located in Otsego County
  • Pleasant Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
    • Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
  • Roseboom
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cherry Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
    • Cherry Valley is located in Otsego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <7>
  • Seward
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
    • Seward is located in Schoharie County
  • Leesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Leesville is located in Schoharie County
  • Decatur
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Decatur is located in Otsego County
  • Janesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
    • Janesville is located in Schoharie County
  • Sharon Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Springs
    • Sharon Springs is located in Schoharie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon Springs <7>
  • Middlefield Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middlefield Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
    • Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
  • Middlefield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
    • Middlefield is located in Otsego County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Ames
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ames have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Ames is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <7>
    • Buel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
      • Buel is located in Montgomery County
    • Sprout Brook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Middle Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
      • Middle Village is located in Otsego County
    • Worcester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Richmondville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lawyersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lawyersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
      • Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
    • Argusville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
      • Argusville is located in Schoharie County
    • Springfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Otsego County
    • Springfield Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cooperstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bowerstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
      • Bowerstown is located in Otsego County
    • Westville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
      • Westville is located in Otsego County
    • Beards Hollow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
      • Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
    • Warnerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cobleskill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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 Sissum Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Otsego County.

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

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #965312  (Sissum Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #965312 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: South Valley
    • County: Otsego         Elev: 448
    • Location given for GNIS #965312 (Sissum Cemetery)

The official website for Otsego County: www.otsegocounty.com/

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 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sissum Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7354, Longitude: -74.7079       In this case, the coordinates for the Sissum 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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