A visit to the Big Creek 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 Big Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Creek Cemetery:
42.3686, -77.5739
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Steuben County<2>.
The county seat for Steuben County is located in Bath. Bath lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east of the Big Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Big Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Big Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Amos White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Amos White Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos White Cemetery
- O'Dell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The O'Dell Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Dell Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- McConnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Fremont Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- The Howard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2196925 <5>
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Haskinsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Haskinsville Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskinsville Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Meeks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Meeks Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks Cemetery
- Parkhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Parkhill Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rural Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Pond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Pond Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Pond Cemetery
- Greenville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenville Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Cemetery
- Beachville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Beachville Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachville Cemetery
- Arkport Heritage Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Arkport Heritage Hill Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkport Heritage Hill Cemetery
- The Arkport Heritage Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arkport Cemetery
- Heritage Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #246238 <5>
- East Pennsylvania Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Van Delinder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Van Delinder Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Delinder Cemetery
- Dublin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dublin Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Cemetery
- Towlesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Towlesville Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towlesville Cemetery
- The Towlesville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Towlesville Cemetery
- New Towlesville Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Big Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jobs Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jobs Corner is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corner
- Howard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Howard is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Haskinville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Haskinville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskinville
- Stephens Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stephens Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Mills
- North Hornell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Hornell is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Hornell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Canisteo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arkport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Almond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Adrian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Adrian is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Avoca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bishopville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bishopville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cohocton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hartsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- South Canisteo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Canisteo is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canisteo
- West Cameron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Cameron is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cameron
- Canaseraga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alfred
(13 miles [20.9 km] 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>
- Bath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Atlanta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wayland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Big Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Steuben County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alfred
- Almond
- Atlanta
- Avoca
- Avoca lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Big Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Bath
- Canisteo
- Cohocton
- Dansville
- Hornell
- Wayland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Big Creek 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 Big Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2547924 (Big Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2547924 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: 465 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Canisteo
- Location given for Big Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3686111 Lon: -77.5738889
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Big Creek 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. |