A visit to the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (FG ID #66311).
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 Sleepy Hollow Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery:
41.0946, -73.8609
The Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Sleepy Hollow.
The cemetery is located in Westchester County<2>.
The county seat for Westchester County is located in White Plains. White Plains lies just to the southeast of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sparta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sparta Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Eden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
- Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rural Cemetery is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
- Nyack Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rockland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rockland Cemetery is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Cemetery
- Ferncliff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kensico Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- All Souls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Moor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Moor Cemetery is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moor Cemetery
- Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rural Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
- Banks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Palmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- St. Augustines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Augustines Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Augustines Cemetery
- Dale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dale Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sleepy Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tarrytown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Archville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pocantico Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Nyack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- South Nyack is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Nyack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
- Scarborough
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Upper Nyack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Nyack is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Nyack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- Nyack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grand View-on-Hudson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elmsford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hawthorne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Briarcliff Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Ossining
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Piermont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Irvington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Valhalla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thornwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasantville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Central Nyack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blauvelt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orangeburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sparkill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbs Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ardsley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Congers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Cottage
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Nyack
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Nyack is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nyack
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 Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Westchester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ardsley
- Briarcliff Manor
- Dobbs Ferry
- Elmsford
- Irvington
- Nyack
- Ossining
- Piermont
- Pleasantville
- Sparkill
- Tarrytown
- Valhalla
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Sleepy Hollow Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Westchester 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 Sleepy Hollow Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #66311
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #965402 (Sleepy Hollow Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #965402 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: Westchester
- Est. Elev: 36 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: White Plains
- Location given for Sleepy Hollow Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0970407 Lon: -73.8598574
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Westchester, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sleepy Hollow 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |