A visit to the Briggs Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Briggs Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Briggs Cemetery (FG ID #64028).
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 Briggs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Briggs Cemetery:
42.6860, -77.1140
The Briggs Cemetery is located in Yates County<2>.
The county seat for Yates County is located in Penn Yan. Penn Yan lies just to the east southeast of the Briggs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Briggs Cemetery.
Name Variations for Briggs Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Briggs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Southwest Benton Rural Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Briggs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Briggs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Yatesville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michael's RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Benton Mennonite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Voak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sutherland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
- Old Fort Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Fort Cemetery is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort Cemetery
- Friend's Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lake View Cemetery is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- Merrifield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Benton Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alcott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Nettle Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Keuka Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Keuka Park Cemetery is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka Park Cemetery
- Shuman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barden / Page Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Briggs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Briggs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Yatesville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Penn Yan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Potter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Keuka Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Seneca Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Angus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bellona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rushville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gorham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dresden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Italy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Himrod
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Billsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flint
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cottage City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage City is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Vine Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Willard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Pulteney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Catawba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Catawba is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Keuka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca Castle
(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 Briggs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yates County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Briggs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dundee
- Gorham
- Penn Yan
- Rushville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Briggs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Yates 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 Briggs Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #64028
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #944737 (Briggs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #944737 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: Yates
- Est. Elev: 342 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Penn Yan
- Location given for Briggs Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6861797 Lon: -77.1141385
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Yates, 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- Briggs 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |