A visit to the Thurston 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 Thurston Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thurston Hill Cemetery:
42.7995, -74.9138
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thurston Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Thurston Hill Cemetery is located in Otsego County<2>.
The county seat for Otsego County is located in Cooperstown. Cooperstown lies just to the south of the Thurston Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Thurston Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Thurston Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thurston Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hoke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hoke Cemetery is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoke Cemetery
- Twelve Thousand Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pierce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Fitch Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fitch Hill Cemetery is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitch Hill Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Old Middlefield Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oliver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Middle Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Crain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Crain Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain Cemetery
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
- Herkimer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Herkimer Cemetery is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herkimer Cemetery
- Schuyler Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fly Creek Old Chapel Burying Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fly Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fly Creek Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gardner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Lakewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lakewood Cemetery is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakewood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Cooperstown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65055 <5>
- Pumpkin Hook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pumpkin Hook Cemetery is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Hook Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Thurston Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thurston Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Springfield Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Middlefield Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
- Middle Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Village is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Richfield Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cattown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cattown is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
- Cattown has also been known as:
- Cat Town
- Oaksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oaksville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaksville
- Fly Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cooperstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cullen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cullen is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Bowerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bowerstown is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- South Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Brighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Snowdon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Snowdon is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
- Middlefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Middlefield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Roseboom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Phoenix Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Phoenix Mills is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix Mills
- Pleasant Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Starkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Deck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Deck is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
- Hartwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartwick Seminary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hartwick Seminary is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick Seminary
- Westville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Westville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Westford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Center Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Paines Hollow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
- Edicks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Edicks is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- Millers Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
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 Thurston Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Otsego County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thurston Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cherry Valley
- Cooperstown
- Fly Creek
- Hartwick
- Richfield Springs
- Roseboom
- Westford
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Thurston Hill 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 Thurston Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #967493 (Thurston Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #967493 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: 452 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Richfield Springs
- Location given for Thurston Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7995177 Lon: -74.9137641
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thurston 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. |