A visit to the Balcom 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 Balcom Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Balcom Cemetery:
42.1981, -77.1639
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Balcom Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Balcom Cemetery is located in Steuben County<2>.
The county seat for Steuben County is located in Bath. Bath lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Balcom Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Balcom Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Balcom Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Balcom Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nute Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Nute Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nute Cemetery
- Coopers Plains Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chapel Knoll Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Chapel Knoll Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Knoll Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chapel Knoll Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Coopers Plains.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #193996 <5>
- Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- East Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- High Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The High Street Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Street Cemetery
- West High Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The West Hill Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill Cemetery
- Thurston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Thurston Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston Cemetery
- Jones - Erwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Erwins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Erwins Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwins Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pritchard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pritchard Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard Cemetery
- The Pritchard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knoxville Old Presbyterian Cemetery
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
- Duvall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Duvall Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall Cemetery
- Old Savona Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Savona Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Savona Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Savona Cemetery is located in Savona.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2457603 <5>
- Seamens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Seamens Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seamens Cemetery
- Addison Rural Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Addison Rural Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Addison Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Addison.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #195251 <5>
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Catholic Cemetery
- The Old Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old St. Catherines Cemetery
- Goodsell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Goodsell Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsell Cemetery
- Christ Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Christ Johns Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Johns 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 Balcom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Balcom Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Coopers Plains
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Campbell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Campbell is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Campbell
- Campbell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gang Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gang Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
- Painted Post
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Corning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Savona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hornby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hornby is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Addison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Presho
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Presho is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
- Risingville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Risingville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risingville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- South Corning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Corning is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- South Bradford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Bradford is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bradford
- Sonora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sonora is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Rathbone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rathbone is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Post Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Post Creek is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
- Cameron Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lindley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Van Vleet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Caton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- Big Flats
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beaver Dams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Balcom Cemetery. The following communities are located in Steuben County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Balcom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Addison
- Bath
- Bath lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Balcom Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bath.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Corning
- Painted Post
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 Balcom Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Steuben 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 Balcom Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #942847 (Balcom Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #942847 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: Steuben
- Est. Elev: 299 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Campbell
- Location given for Balcom Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1981296 Lon: -77.1638622
- 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 Steuben, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Balcom 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. |