A visit to the Hosford Tomb ...
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 Hosford Tomb ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hosford Tomb:
43.5673, -73.2265
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hosford Tomb can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hosford Tomb is located in Rutland County<2>.
The county seat for Rutland County is located in Rutland. Rutland lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Hosford Tomb .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Hosford Tomb.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hosford Tomb, with the nearest first.
- Blissville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Blissville Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissville Cemetery
- Hampton Flats Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hampton Flats Cemetery is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Flats Cemetery
- Culver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Culver Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Cemetery
- Old North Half Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old South Half Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Crove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Crove Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crove Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Gates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gates Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- St. Raphael Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Old Poultney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Poultney Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Poultney Cemetery
- Poultney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Poultney Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Poultney Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Poultney.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1092993 <5>
- Jewish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- East Poultney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Hooker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Old Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Burying Ground is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hosford Tomb.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hosford Tomb, with the nearest first:
- Fair Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Poultney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Poultney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poultney is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
- Fair Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Haven is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Castleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Castleton is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
- West Castleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Castleton is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Castleton
- Middletown Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown Springs is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Middletown Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ira is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- West Rutland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Rutland is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
- West Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Haven is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- West Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Haven is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Truthville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Truthville is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truthville
- Middle Granville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wells is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- West Rutland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whitehall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Granville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Granville is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granville
- Wells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Benson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clarendon Springs is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon Springs
- Hubbardton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hubbardton is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Granville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tinmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tinmouth is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Proctor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Proctor is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Proctor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dresden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dresden is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Chubbs Dock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chubbs Dock is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbs Dock
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 Hosford Tomb. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rutland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hosford Tomb.
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 Hosford Tomb:
- Pages specific to Vermont:
- Pages specific to Rutland 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 Hosford Tomb:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1921926 (Hosford Tomb)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1921926 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: Rutland
- Est. Elev: 154 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Poultney
- Location given for Hosford Tomb:
- Lat: 43.5672897 Lon: -73.2264985
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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 Rutland, 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- Hosford Tomb) 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. |
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