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A visit to the Sherman 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 Sherman Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sherman Cemetery:

43.1815, -73.2118

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

The Sherman Cemetery is located in Bennington County<2>.

The county seat for Bennington County is located in Manchester. Manchester lies just to the east of the Sherman Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sherman Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Sherman Cemetery.<4>

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

  • West End - Camdon Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sandgate Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Scott Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Beartown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Kent Hollow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • West Rupert Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The West Rupert Cemetery is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rupert Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Rupert Cemetery is located in West Rupert.
    • The West Rupert Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hopkins Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2260034 <5>
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hay Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hay Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • The Hay Family Cemetery is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hay Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of West Rupert.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2388636 <5>
  • Rupert Street Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Rupert Street Cemetery is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert Street Cemetery
    • The Rupert Street Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rupert Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161582 <5>
  • Parish Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Parish Cemetery is located in Washington County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish Cemetery
  • Cleveland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Washington County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
  • Revolutionary War Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Camden Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Camden Cemetery is located in Washington County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Cemetery
    • West Arlington Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Pawlet Mtn. Road Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • East Hebron Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The East Hebron Cemetery is located in Washington County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hebron Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ira Allen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Purdy Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Purdy Family Cemetery is located in Bennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Family Cemetery
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Washington County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • St. James Episcopal Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Dellwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • South Dorset Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The South Dorset Cemetery is located in Bennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dorset Cemetery
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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 Sherman Cemetery.

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

  • Sandgate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandgate is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • West Rupert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • West Rupert is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rupert
  • Rupert
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Rupert is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Rupert
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Salem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Salem is located in Washington County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Estimated population in 2016: 912 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <6>
  • Arlington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Arlington is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
  • Arlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Manchester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Manchester is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
  • Manchester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Manchester Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Manchester Center is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Center
  • Dorset
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Anaquassacook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Anaquassacook is located in Washington County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaquassacook
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Porter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Porter is located in Washington County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
    • Manchester Depot
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Manchester Depot is located in Bennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Depot
    • East Greenwich
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • East Greenwich is located in Washington County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
    • Kansas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Kansas is located in Bennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
    • Barnumville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Barnumville is located in Bennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumville
    • Sunderland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunderland is located in Bennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
    • Dorset
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dorset is located in Bennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
    • Cossayuna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Battenville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Battenville is located in Washington County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battenville
    • North Hebron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • North Hebron is located in Washington County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hebron
    • Pawlet
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Belcher
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Belcher is located in Washington County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
    • Shaftsbury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Pawlet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Pawlet is located in Rutland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawlet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people

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 Sherman 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 Sherman Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 websites either 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 Sherman 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 Sherman Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1920440  (Sherman Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1920440 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: 474 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: West Rupert
      • Location given for Sherman Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.1814654     Lon: -73.2117743
      • 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Sherman 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.