A visit to the Alfred Rural 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 Alfred Rural Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alfred Rural Cemetery:
42.2678, -77.7789
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alfred Rural Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Alfred Rural Cemetery is located in Allegany County<2>.
The county seat for Allegany County is located in Belmont. Belmont lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Alfred Rural Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Alfred Rural Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Alfred Rural Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alfred Rural Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maplewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Hartsville Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The East Valley Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Valley Cemetery
- Hartsville Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hartsville Center Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hartsville Center Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Hartsville.
- The Hartsville Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hartsville Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64769 <5>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- West Almond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The West Almond Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond Cemetery
- Phillips Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The East Valley Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Valley Cemetery
- Call Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Call Hill Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call Hill Cemetery
- Lippincott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lippincott Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anns Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Hornell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65923 <5>
- Temple Beth El Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rural Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- East Pennsylvania Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Pennsylvania Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bailey Hill Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Hill 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 Alfred Rural Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alfred Rural Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alfred
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Alfred is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
- Alfred has also been known as:
- Alfred village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <6>
- Hartsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hartsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Almond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Almond
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Almond is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
- Phillips Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
- Andover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hornell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bishopville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bishopville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Canisteo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Hornell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Hornell is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Elm Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
- Arkport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dyke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dyke is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
- Stephens Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Mills
- Withey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Withey is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withey
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Independence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- South Canisteo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Canisteo is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canisteo
- Angelica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Garwoods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Garwoods is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
- Wellsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hallsport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hallsport is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
- Adrian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Adrian is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Canaseraga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Aristotle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aristotle is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
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 Alfred Rural Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allegany County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alfred Rural Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alfred
- Almond
- Andover
- Angelica
- Belmont
- Canisteo
- Hornell
- Wellsville
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 helpful 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 Alfred Rural Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Allegany 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 Alfred Rural Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #942314 (Alfred Rural Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #942314 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: Allegany
- Est. Elev: 523 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alfred
- Location given for Alfred Rural Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2678476 Lon: -77.7788839
- 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 New York's counties, including Allegany, 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 from Point A (ie- Alfred Rural 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. |