A visit to the Sterling 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 Sterling Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sterling Cemetery (FG ID #1247978).
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 Sterling Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sterling Cemetery:
41.1158, -72.3587
The Sterling Cemetery is located in Suffolk County<2>.
The county seat for Suffolk County is located in Riverhead. Riverhead lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the southwest of the Sterling Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sterling Cemetery.
Establishment of the Sterling Cemetery ...
The Sterling Cemetery was established in 1757.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Sterling Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sterling Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Marion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The East Marion Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Marion Cemetery
- Hashamomack Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Our Lady of the Isle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shelter Island Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shelter Island Presbyterian Church Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Episcopal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orient Central Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orient Congregational Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Terry Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Terry Hill Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Hill Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Willow Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Willow Hill Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill Cemetery
- Terry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orient Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Burying Ground
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Burying Ground is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Cutchogue Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Noyac Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Noyac Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyac Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. David AME Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Sterling Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sterling Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Greenport
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dering Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dering Harbor is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dering Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
- East Marion
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shelter Island Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shelter Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Orient
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Southold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westmoreland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Orient Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peconic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Noyack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bay Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sag Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cutchogue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Suffolk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Northwest Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northwest Harbor is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Harbor
- Fenwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Plum Bank Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saybrook Manor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saybrook Manor is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook Manor
- Mattituck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Sea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Sea is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sea
- Bridgehampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Westbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springs is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs
- Grove Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Saybrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Old Saybrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Old Saybrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saybrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
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 Sterling Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Suffolk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sterling Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgehampton
- Cutchogue
- Greenport
- Mattituck
- Old Saybrook
- Orient
- Sag Harbor
- Shelter Island Heights
- Shelter Island
- Southold
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 Sterling Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Suffolk 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 Sterling Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1247978
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 Suffolk, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sterling 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. |