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A visit to the Basswood Hill 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 Basswood Hill Cemetery ...

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

42.3858, -78.0161

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

The Basswood Hill Cemetery is located in Allegany County<2>.

The county seat for Allegany County is located in Belmont. Belmont lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the Basswood Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Basswood Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Basswood Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Allen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
  • White Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The White Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
  • East Caneadea Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The East Caneadea Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Caneadea Cemetery
  • Short Tract Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Until The Day Dawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fillmore Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65634 <5>
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Chamberlain Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Chamberlain Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Cemetery
  • County Home Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The County Home Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
  • German Settlement Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Caneadea Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Caneadea Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneadea Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Brewer Corners Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Weaver Settlement Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Wiscoy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wiscoy Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy Cemetery
    • Hume Village Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hume Village Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume Village Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • West Almond Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The West Almond Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond Cemetery
    • Marshall Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Marshall Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
    • Christ Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church 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 Basswood Hill Cemetery.

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

  • West Allen
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • West Allen is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
  • Aristotle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Aristotle is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
  • Belfast
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Angelica
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Oramel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Oramel is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
  • Caneadea
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fillmore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Houghton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Wiscoy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
  • Hume
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Withey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Withey is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withey
  • West Almond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West Almond is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Phillips Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
    • Garwoods
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Garwoods is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
    • Swain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Swain is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
      • Swain has also been known as:
      • Swains Station
      • Swainsville
      • Swin
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <6>
    • Belmont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • East Koy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • East Koy is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
    • Dalton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Rushford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Black Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Friendship
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bishopville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Bishopville is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
    • Canaseraga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pike
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Nunda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Nunda is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <6>
    • Lewis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Lewis is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis

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 Basswood Hill 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 Basswood Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Angelica
  • Belfast
  • Belmont
  • Dalton
    • Dalton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Basswood Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dalton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Fillmore
  • Friendship
  • Houghton
  • Nunda
    • Nunda lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Basswood Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nunda.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
  • Pike
    • Pike lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Basswood Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pike.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
  • Rushford

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 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 Basswood Hill 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 Basswood Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2544237  (Basswood Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2544237 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: 616 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fillmore
      • Location given for Basswood Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.3858333     Lon: -78.0161111
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Basswood Hill 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.