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A visit to the Balcom Cemetery ...


The location of the Balcom Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   42.1981°   (42° 11' 53")

Lon:   -77.1639°   (-77° 9' 50")

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 .

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 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Balcom Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Campbell
      • East Campbell is located in Steuben County
    • Campbell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gang Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
      • Gang Mills is located in Steuben County
    • Painted Post
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Steuben County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
      • Hornby is located in Steuben County
    • Addison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Presho
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
      • Presho is located in Steuben County
    • Risingville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risingville
      • Risingville is located in Steuben County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • South Corning
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
        • South Corning is located in Steuben County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
      • South Bradford
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bradford
        • South Bradford is located in Steuben County
      • Sonora
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
        • Sonora is located in Steuben County
      • Rathbone
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
        • Rathbone is located in Steuben County
      • Post Creek
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
        • Post Creek is located in Chemung County
      • 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Vleet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
        • Van Vleet is located in Steuben County
      • Caton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
        • Caton is located in Steuben County
      • Big Flats
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Flats have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
        • Big Flats is located in Chemung County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Flats <4>
      • 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)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
        • Bath is located in Steuben County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,407 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <4>
      • 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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Balcom Cemetery.<5>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nute Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nute Cemetery is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nute Cemetery
    • Coopers Plains Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coopers Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coopers Plains Cemetery is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coopers Plains Cemetery
    • Chapel Knoll Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hope Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
    • East Campbell Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Campbell Cemetery is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Campbell Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • High Street Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The High Street Cemetery is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Hill Cemetery is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Hill Cemetery
    • Thurston Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thurston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thurston Cemetery is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thurston Cemetery
    • Jones - Erwin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones - Erwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jones - Erwin Cemetery is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones - Erwin Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64980 <6>
    • Erwins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Erwins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Erwins Cemetery is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Erwins Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Pritchard Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • The Pritchard Cemetery is located in Steuben County
        • The Pritchard Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Knoxville Old Presbyterian Cemetery
        • Old Presbyterian Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pritchard Cemetery
      • Duvall Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duvall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Duvall Cemetery is located in Steuben County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duvall Cemetery
      • Seamens Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seamens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Seamens Cemetery is located in Steuben County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seamens Cemetery
      • Addison Rural Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • The Addison Rural Cemetery is located in Steuben County
        • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Addison Rural Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #195251 <6>
      • 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
        • The Old Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Old St. Catherines Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Catholic Cemetery
      • Goodsell Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodsell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Goodsell Cemetery is located in Steuben County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodsell Cemetery
      • Christ Johns Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Christ Johns Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Johns Cemetery

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

    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: GNIS record #942847 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Campbell
      • County: Steuben         Elev: 299
      • Location given for GNIS #942847 (Balcom Cemetery)

    The official website for Steuben County: www.steubencony.org/

    The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

    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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Balcom Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1981, Longitude: -77.1639       In this case, the coordinates for the Balcom Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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