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A visit to the Blossom 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 Blossom Cemetery ...

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

43.2848, -77.8770

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

The Blossom Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Rochester. Rochester lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Blossom Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Blossom Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Blossom Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wright Family Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Atchinson Family Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • West Clarkson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The West Clarkson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarkson Cemetery
  • Garland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Garland Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Cemetery
  • Hilton Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Smith Family Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • High Street Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The High Street Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Street Cemetery
  • Mt. Oliver Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. Oliver Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Oliver Cemetery
  • Castle Family Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Parma Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Parma Union Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Union Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
  • Morton Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Morton Union Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Union Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hatch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Hatch Cemetery is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch Cemetery
    • East Sweden Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The East Sweden Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sweden Cemetery
    • Shafer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Shafer Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer Cemetery
    • Locust Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
    • Parma Corners Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Parma Corners Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Corners Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Brockport.
      • The Lakeview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lake View Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65040 <5>
    • Colby Street Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Colby Street Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby Street Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Fairfield Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
    • Hoosic Hill Pioneer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blossom Cemetery.

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

  • Otis
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Otis is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
  • Hamlin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • North Hamlin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • North Hamlin is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hamlin
  • Clarkson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hilton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Redman Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Redman Corners is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Corners
  • Brockport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hinkleyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hinkleyville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleyville
  • Adams Basin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Parma Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Parma Corners is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Corners
  • Spencerport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • West Greece
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • West Greece is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greece
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • North Greece
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • North Greece is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greece
    • Holley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sweden Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Sweden Center is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Center
    • Kendall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Murray
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Murray is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Hulberton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Hulberton is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
    • South Greece
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • South Greece is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greece
    • Greece
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brockville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Brockville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
    • Clarendon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Chili
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • North Chili is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chili
    • Manning
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Manning is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Churchville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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 Blossom Cemetery. The following communities are located in Monroe County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blossom Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Blossom Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Monroe 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 Blossom Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #944296  (Blossom Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #944296 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: Monroe
      • Est. Elev: 97 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hamlin
      • Location given for Blossom Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.2847823     Lon: -77.8769561
      • 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 Monroe, 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' (or 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- Blossom 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.
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