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A visit to the Old Canaan 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 Old Canaan Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Canaan Hill Cemetery:

44.9795, -71.6062

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

The Old Canaan Hill Cemetery is located in Essex County<2>.

The county seat for Essex County is located in Guildhall. Guildhall lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the south of the Old Canaan Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Canaan Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Old Canaan Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wallace Pond Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Wallace Pond Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Pond Cemetery
  • Canaan Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Alice Hunt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
  • Morrison - Schoolhouse Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Morrison Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Morrison Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
    • The Morrison Cemetery has also been known as:
    • South Canaan Cemetery
    • South Canaan Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2450257 <5>
  • Herbert Lawton Memorial Advent Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Blodgett Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Blodgett Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett Cemetery
  • O'Neil Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The O'Neil Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil Cemetery
  • Hollow Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Hollow Cemetery is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hollow Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Stewartstown (NH).
    • The Hollow Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Stewartstown Hollow Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2237358 <5>
  • St. Bernards Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The St. Bernards Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernards Cemetery
  • Old Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Catholic Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Columbia Bridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • North Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Dixville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Reed Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Healey Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Healey Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healey Cemetery
    • Keach Road Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lyman Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Lyman Cemetery is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman Cemetery
    • Bloomfield Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
      • The Bloomfield Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Methodist Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103907 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Canaan Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Canaan
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Canaan is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • West Stewartstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Averill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Averill is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
  • Stewartstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stewartstown is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
  • Beecher Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Beecher Falls is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher Falls
  • Lemington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lemington is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
  • Colebrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • East Hereford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lewis is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Saint Hermenegilde
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Dixville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixville
  • Stanhope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Avery's Gore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Avery's Gore is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery's Gore
    • Norton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Norton is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Bloomfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Bloomfield is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
    • Cones
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Cones is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cones
    • Pittsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Venant de Paquette
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Meriden Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Meriden Hill is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden Hill
    • Warren's Gore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Warren's Gore is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren's Gore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4 people
    • Clarksville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Clarksville is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
    • Coaticook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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 Old Canaan Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Essex County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Canaan Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Old Canaan Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Vermont:
  • Pages specific to Essex 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 Old Canaan Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1919382  (Old Canaan Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1919382 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: Essex
      • Est. Elev: 551 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Monadnock Mountain
      • Location given for Old Canaan Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.9794909     Lon: -71.6061994
      • 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 Essex, 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- Old Canaan 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.
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