A visit to the Bear 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 Bear Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bear Cemetery:
42.8987, -76.8655
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bear Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bear Cemetery is located in Seneca County<2>.
The county seat for Seneca County is located in Waterloo. Waterloo lies just to the north northeast of the Bear Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bear Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Bear Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bear Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kingdom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Kingdom Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowdish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bowdish Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdish Cemetery
- Jersalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jersalem Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersalem Cemetery
- Burgh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Burgh Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgh Cemetery
- Ovid Street Pioneers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Dobbin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dobbin Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin Cemetery
- Bachman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bachman Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachman Cemetery
- Restvale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Restvale Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restvale Cemetery
- The Restvale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rest Vale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65780 <5>
- St. Columbkille Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Springbrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Springbrook Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook Cemetery
- St. Patrick's RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willowdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Willowdale Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale Cemetery
- Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rural Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
- Southwick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Southwick Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Humphrey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Washington Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- West Fayette Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The West Fayette Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fayette Cemetery
- Fayette Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Jacket Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Red Jacket Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket Cemetery
- Canoga Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Canoga Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga Cemetery
- The Canoga Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hause Point Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961150 <5>
- Traver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Traver Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traver Cemetery
- Dutch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dutch Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch 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 Bear Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bear Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waterloo
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Seneca Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dobbins Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
- Border City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- Geneva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kuneytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Canoga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- West Junius
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Junius is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
- Cayuga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tyre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tyre is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Billsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Billsboro is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
- Thompson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Union Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Romulus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Varick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- Phelps
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Melvin Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
- Oakwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Seneca Castle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Flint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Flint is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bellona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Angus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Angus is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Clyde
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Bear Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Seneca County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bear Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clyde
- Geneva
- Phelps
- Romulus
- Seneca Falls
- Union Springs
- Waterloo
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 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 Bear Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Seneca 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 Bear Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #943252 (Bear Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #943252 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: Seneca
- Est. Elev: 139 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Seneca Falls
- Location given for Bear Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8986774 Lon: -76.8655146
- 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 Seneca, 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- Bear 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. |