A visit to the Niles 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 Niles Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Niles Cemetery:
42.9626, -73.2329
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Niles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Niles Cemetery is located in Bennington County<2>.
The county seat for Bennington County is located in Manchester. Manchester lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Niles Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Niles Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Niles Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Niles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grandview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Shaftsbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The South Shaftsbury Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shaftsbury Cemetery
- The South Shaftsbury Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shaftsbury Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1971792 <5>
- Aylesworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shaftsbury Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Josiah Fuller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rosewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rosewood Cemetery is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Cemetery
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. John the Baptist Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist Cemetery
- The St. John the Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Bennington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1971525 <5>
- Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- The Rice Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alfred Winslow Farm Cemetery
- Rice - A. Winslow Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2452477 <5>
- Center Shaftsbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Center Shaftsbury Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Shaftsbury Cemetery
- The Center Shaftsbury Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shaftsbury Center Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144182 <5>
- Stanley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hinsdillville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Waite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spencer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burden Ore Bed - Sherwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Little Rhode Island Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Niles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Niles Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- South Shaftsbury
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- South Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shaftsbury
- Shaftsbury
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
- North Bennington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Bennington is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- White Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Paper Mill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Shaftsbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walloomsac
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walloomsac is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walloomsac
- Old Bennington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Bennington is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Bennington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bennington is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
- Hoosick Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoosick Junction is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Junction
- Bennington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodford Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodford Hollow is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Hollow
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hoosick Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Center White Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Hoosick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glastenbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glastenbury is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastenbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
- Anaquassacook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anaquassacook is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaquassacook
- Kansas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
- Cambridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Petersburg Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Woodford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodford is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Coila
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coila is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
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 Niles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bennington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Niles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cambridge
- Eagle Bridge
- Hoosick Falls
- Hoosick
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 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 Niles Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Vermont:
- Pages specific to Bennington 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 Niles Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1920342 (Niles Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1920342 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: Bennington
- Est. Elev: 275 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bennington
- Location given for Niles Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9625781 Lon: -73.2328866
- 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 Vermont's counties, including Bennington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Niles 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. |