A visit to the Diamond Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Diamond Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Diamond Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Diamond Cemetery
Lat: 44.8364° (44° 50' 11")
Lon: -72.9135° (-72° 54' 48")
The Diamond Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Saint Albans. Saint Albans lies just to the west of the Diamond Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Diamond Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Diamond Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Leach Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leach Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Leach Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- St. Rocks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Rocks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Rocks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Rocks Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Morey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Morey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Kirley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kirley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Waite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waite Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Waite Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Barlow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barlow Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Barlow Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- North Fairfield - Herrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Fairfield - Herrick Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Fairfield - Herrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The North Fairfield - Herrick Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Grace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Sheldon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheldon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheldon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sheldon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Egypt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Egypt Cemetery
- The Egypt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Egypt Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Bakersfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2187777 <5>
- Sheldon Home Association Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheldon Home Association Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheldon Home Association Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sheldon Home Association Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pond Cemetery
- The Pond Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2187675 <5>
- Swanton Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swanton Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swanton Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Swanton Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Bradley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Bordoville Advent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bordoville Advent Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bordoville Advent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bordoville Advent Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- East Sheldon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Sheldon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Sheldon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The East Sheldon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Greens Corner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greens Corner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greens Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Greens Corner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- West Fairfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Fairfield Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Fairfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Fairfield Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- West Enosburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Enosburg Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Enosburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Enosburg Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- West Enosburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Enosburg Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Enosburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Enosburg Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Gallop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gallop Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gallop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gallop Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- North Sheldon - Fish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Sheldon - Fish Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Sheldon - Fish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The North Sheldon - Fish Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Pond 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 Diamond Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Diamond Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Fairfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <6>
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Sheldon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Bakersfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Bakersfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bakersfield <6>
- Bakersfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakersfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Bakersfield is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
- West Enosburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Enosburg
- West Enosburg is located in Franklin County
- Greens Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corners
- Greens Corners is located in Franklin County
- Enosburg Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosburg Falls
- Enosburg Falls is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
- South Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Franklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Franklin
- South Franklin is located in Franklin County
- Saint Albans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
- Saint Albans is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,799 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <6>
- North Fairfax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfax
- North Fairfax is located in Franklin County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Enosburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enosburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosburg
- Enosburg is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enosburg <6>
- Fletcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Fairfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Belvidere Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere Junction
- Belvidere Junction is located in Lamoille County
- Highgate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Berkshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Berkshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Berkshire is located in Franklin County
- West Berkshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Berkshire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berkshire
- West Berkshire is located in Franklin County
- Swanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
- Swanton is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanton <6>
- Swanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Saint Albans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
- Saint Albans is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,540 people
- Enosburg
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Diamond Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Vermont:
- Pages specific to Franklin County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Clinton County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Chittenden County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Grand Isle County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Lamoille County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Orleans County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Vermont
- Cemeteries of Franklin County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Vermont
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Vermont
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Vermont
- Cemeteries of Franklin
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Diamond Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Diamond Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1457167 (Diamond Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1457167 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Fairfield
- County: Franklin Elev: 166
- Location given for GNIS #1457167 (Diamond Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
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 Vermont's counties, including Franklin, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Diamond Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8364, Longitude: -72.9135 In this case, the coordinates for the Diamond Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
| <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. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |