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A visit to the Whitfield 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 Whitfield Cemetery ...

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

41.8179, -74.2193

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

The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Ulster County<2>.

The county seat for Ulster County is located in Kingston. Kingston lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Whitfield Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Whitfield Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Whitfield Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rochester Reformed Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Accord Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Accord Cemetery is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord Cemetery
  • Benton - Bar Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Benton - Bar Cemetery is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton - Bar Cemetery
  • High Falls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The High Falls Cemetery is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Pine Bush Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pine Bush Cemetery is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bush Cemetery
  • Krumville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Coxing Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Coxing Cemetery is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxing Cemetery
  • Palentown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Palentown Cemetery is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palentown Cemetery
  • Rosendale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Rosendale Cemetery is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bush Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Bush Cemetery is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bush Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Olivebridge.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2215599 <5>
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    • Tongore Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Tongore Cemetery is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongore Cemetery
    • New Paltz Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The New Paltz Cemetery is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz Cemetery
    • Lefever Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lefever Cemetery is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefever Cemetery
    • Fantine Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fantine Cemetery is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantine Cemetery
    • St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Gardiner.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #173091 <5>
    • Dubois Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Dubois Cemetery is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery of Loyd
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Union Cemetery of Loyd is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery of Loyd
      • The Union Cemetery of Loyd has also been known as:
      • Lloyd Union Cemetery
      • Lloyd Union Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65110 <5>
    • Hurley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whitfield Cemetery.

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

  • Accord
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Kyserike
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kyserike is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyserike
  • Kripplebush
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kripplebush is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kripplebush
  • Mohonk Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • High Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Stone Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kerhonkson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottekill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lomontville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lomontville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomontville
  • Atwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Atwood is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
  • Tillson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rosendale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Binnewater
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Binnewater is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnewater
    • Olivebridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Wawarsing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Ben
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Ben is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ben
    • Brodhead
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Brodhead is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
    • New Paltz
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lefever Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Lefever Falls is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefever Falls
    • Napanoch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rifton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Creeklocks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
    • Whiteport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Whiteport is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteport
    • Rutsonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
    • West Shokan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • West Shokan is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shokan
    • Gardiner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Plutarch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Plutarch is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
    • Hurley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashokan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Ashokan is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashokan
    • Shokan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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 Whitfield Cemetery. The following communities are located in Ulster County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Whitfield Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Ulster 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 Whitfield Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #971170  (Whitfield Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #971170 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: Ulster
      • Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mohonk Lake
      • Location given for Whitfield Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.8178709     Lon: -74.2193138
      • 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 Ulster, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whitfield 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.