A visit to the Sherman Yard 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 Yard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sherman Yard Cemetery:
42.7673, -73.2415
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sherman Yard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sherman Yard Cemetery is located in Bennington County<2>.
The county seat for Bennington County is located in Manchester. Manchester lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Sherman Yard Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Sherman Yard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sherman Yard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lovett Yard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Joseph Barber Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gardner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Edgar Rathburn Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- J. Wilcox Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The J. Wilcox Farm Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J. Wilcox Farm Cemetery
- The J. Wilcox Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodland - J. Wilcox Farm Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2333360 <5>
- Reuben Jepson Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Perry Thompson Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dunn - Ell Card Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunn - Ell Card Lot is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn - Ell Card Lot
- The Dunn - Ell Card Lot has also been known as:
- Dunn - Ell Card Plot
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2578713 <5>
- Pownal Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Pownal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The North Pownal Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal Cemetery
- The North Pownal Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Pownal Yard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192261 <5>
- Westlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Towsley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Towsley Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towsley Cemetery
- The Towsley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Morgan - Towslee Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2279914 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Eastlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williams College Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams College Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams College Cemetery
- The Williams College Cemetery has also been known as:
- College Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WLL.805 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90887 <5>
- Potter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- The Potter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eunice Wilcox Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1997636 <5>
- Paddock - Peckham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moses Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Moses Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Meadow Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Meadow Lawn Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lawn Cemetery
- Blackinton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Downs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Downs Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Cemetery
- Bushnell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bushnell Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell Cemetery
- The Bushnell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bushnell - Barney Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103928 <5>
- Carpenter Hill Yard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sherman Yard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sherman Yard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pownal
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pownal is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
- Pownal Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
- Williamstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
- Greylock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greylock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock
- Petersburg Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Hoosick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bennington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- North Adams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
- Briggsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Briggsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Stamford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stamford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stamford is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Old Bennington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Old Bennington is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Bennington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bennington is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
- Center Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Center Berlin is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Berlin
- Paper Mill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Potter Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Potter Hill is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hill
- Zylonite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zylonite is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylonite
- Hoosick Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodford Hollow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodford Hollow is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Hollow
- Grafton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Bennington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Bennington is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Walloomsac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Walloomsac is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walloomsac
- Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
- Renfrew
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Renfrew is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrew
- Woodford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodford is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Woodford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Yard 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 Yard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adams
- Adams lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Sherman Yard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adams.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Berlin
- Grafton
- Hoosick Falls
- Hoosick
- North Adams
- Williamstown
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 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 Sherman Yard Cemetery:
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- 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 Yard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1920441 (Sherman Yard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1920441 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: 164 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pownal
- Location given for Sherman Yard Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7673015 Lon: -73.2414972
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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 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- Sherman Yard 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> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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