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A visit to the Vrooman Hill 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 Vrooman Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Vrooman Hill Cemetery (FG ID #2157246).

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 Vrooman Hill Cemetery ...

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

44.2416, -75.6959

The Vrooman Hill Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the east of Theresa.

The cemetery is located in Jefferson County<3>.

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Watertown. Watertown lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south southwest of the Vrooman Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Vrooman Hill Cemetery.

Establishment of the Vrooman Hill Cemetery ...

The Vrooman Hill Cemetery was founded in 1825.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Vrooman Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Quaker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Redwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kelsey Bridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Kelsey Bridge Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey Bridge Cemetery
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The McDonald Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
  • Sandy Hollow Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Sandy Hollow Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hollow Cemetery
  • Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
  • Chaufty Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Chaufty Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaufty Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Orleans Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Orleans Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cemetery
    • New Boston Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The New Boston Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston Cemetery
    • Van Allen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Van Allen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Allen Cemetery
    • Hoover Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hoover Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
    • West Fowler Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The West Fowler Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fowler Cemetery
    • Rarick Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Rarick Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rarick Cemetery
    • Hinman Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Hinman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinman Cemetery
    • Perch Lake Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Perch Lake Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Vrooman Hill Cemetery.

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

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 Vrooman Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Vrooman Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Vrooman Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Vrooman Hill Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2157246

    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>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 from Point A (ie- Vrooman Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <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.