A visit to the Willse 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 Willse Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willse Hill Cemetery:
42.8726, -74.7726
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willse Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Willse Hill Cemetery is located in Herkimer County<2>.
The county seat for Herkimer County is located in Herkimer. Herkimer lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Willse Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Willse Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Willse Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willse Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Flint Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Flint Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
- Van Hornesville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pumpkin Hook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pumpkin Hook Cemetery is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Hook Cemetery
- Middle Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hawn Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawn Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- McFee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McFee Cemetery is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFee Cemetery
- Flint Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Flint Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
- Wiles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wiles Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiles Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Cherry Valley Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coleman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
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- Dunkel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dunkel Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkel Cemetery
- Frey Bush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Frey Bush Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frey Bush Cemetery
- Jones Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Jones Family Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Family Cemetery
- Yerding Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Yerding Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Yerding Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerding Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Yerding Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Canajoharie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66801 <5>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Haupt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Haupt Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haupt Cemetery
- Houpt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Houpt Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houpt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Houpt Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Starkville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2304059 <5>
- Garlock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Garlock Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlock Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
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 Willse Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willse Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Middle Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Village is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Starkville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Brookman Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
- Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Sprout Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cherry Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Buel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Hallsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Springfield Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Deck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deck is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
- Middlefield Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Leesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Ames
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fort Plain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mindenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
- Roseboom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Center Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Sharon Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nelliston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paines Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
- Cullen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cullen is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Pleasant Brook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Canajoharie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Palatine Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Johnsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edicks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edicks is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- Richfield Springs
(10 miles [16.1 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 Willse Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Herkimer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willse Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canajoharie
- Cherry Valley
- Palatine Bridge
- Richfield Springs
- Roseboom
- Saint Johnsville
- Sharon Springs
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 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 Willse Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Herkimer 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 Willse Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #971389 (Willse Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #971389 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: Herkimer
- Est. Elev: 458 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: East Springfield
- Location given for Willse Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8725729 Lon: -74.7726473
- 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 Herkimer, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Willse 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. |