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A visit to the Vega 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 Vega Cemetery ...

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

42.2498, -74.5363

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

The Vega Cemetery is located in Delaware County<2>.

The county seat for Delaware County is located in Delhi. Delhi lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west of the Vega Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Vega Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Vega Cemetery.<4>

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

  • UMC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The UMC Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for UMC Cemetery
  • Roxbury Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Yellow Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Yellow Church Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Church Cemetery
  • Tyler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Tyler Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Cemetery
  • Schemehorn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Schemehorn Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schemehorn Cemetery
  • Scudder Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Scudder Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder Cemetery
  • Halcottsville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Halcottsville Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcottsville Cemetery
  • Bedell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Bedell Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Cemetery
  • Crosby Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Crosby Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby Cemetery
  • Halcott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Halcott Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcott Cemetery
  • Elk Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Elk Creek Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek Cemetery
    • The Elk Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gordon Family Cemetery
  • Little West Kill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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    • Rappelea Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rappelea Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rappelea Cemetery
    • Clovesville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Clovesville Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovesville Cemetery
    • Deyo Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Deyo Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deyo Cemetery
    • Deyoe Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Deyoe Family Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deyoe Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Deyoe Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of West Kill.
      • The Deyoe Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Deyoe Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64342 <5>
    • Decker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Decker Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Cemetery
    • Narrow Notch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Narrow Notch Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrow Notch Cemetery
    • Roses Brook Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Roses Brook Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Brook Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roses Brook Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of South Kortright.
      • The Roses Brook Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
      • Rose Brook Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65859 <5>
    • Achibald Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Achibald Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achibald Cemetery
    • New Kingston Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Van Benschoten Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Arkville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Arkville Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkville Cemetery
    • Schermerhorn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Schermerhorn Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schermerhorn Cemetery
    • Huggins Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Huggins Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins Cemetery
    • Pratt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pratt Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
    • Upper Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Upper Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Cemetery
      • The Upper Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Huggans - Lutz Cemetery
    • Fairlawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Vega Cemetery.

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

  • Roxbury
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Denver
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Halcottsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fleischmanns
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • New Kingston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • New Kingston is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
  • Highmount
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pine Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • West Kill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lexington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Red Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Falls is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
  • Grand Gorge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Margaretville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bushnellsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
    • Bovina
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Bovina is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
    • West Conesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
    • Hobart
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Indian
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stamford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Shandaken
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jewett Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jewett Center is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
    • South Kortright
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Belle Ayr
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
    • Spruceton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Spruceton is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
    • Jewett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bovina Center
      (12 miles [19.3 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 Vega Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Delaware County.

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

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Delaware 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 Vega Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #968479  (Vega Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #968479 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: Delaware
      • Est. Elev: 559 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fleischmanns
      • Location given for Vega Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.2498087     Lon: -74.5362637
      • 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 Delaware, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vega 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.