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A visit to the Bristol 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 Bristol Cemetery ...

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

42.2206, -78.3108

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

The Bristol Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County<2>.

The county seat for Cattaraugus County is located in Little Valley. Little Valley lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the west of the Bristol Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bristol Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bristol Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Abbotts Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Abbotts Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts Cemetery
  • Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cuba Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • North Cuba Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The North Cuba Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cuba Cemetery
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
    • The Union Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Burlinghame Hill Cemetery
    • Wilson Cemetery
    • Yankee Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66569 <5>
  • Ischua Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ischua Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ischua Cemetery
  • Hinsdale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hinsdale Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale Cemetery
    • The Hinsdale Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Maplehurst Cemetery
    • Scotts Corners Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64854 <5>
  • Black Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Black Creek Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Fitch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Fitch Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitch Cemetery
  • Clarksville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Clarksville Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville Cemetery
  • Rawson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Rawson Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson Cemetery
    • The Rawson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lyndon Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961844 <5>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • B'nai B'rith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The B'nai B'rith Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai B'rith Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Nile Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Nile Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nile Cemetery
    • Sayers Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sayers Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers Cemetery
    • Bellville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Bellville Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville Cemetery
    • West Genesee Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The West Genesee Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Genesee Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Marshall Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Marshall Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
    • Hardys Corners Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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 Bristol Cemetery.

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

  • Cuba
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cuba is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <6>
  • Abbotts
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Abbotts is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts
  • Lyons Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyons Corners is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corners
  • Ischua
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ischua is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ischua
  • Black Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • West Clarksville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • West Clarksville is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksville
  • Friendship
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Weston Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Weston Mills is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Mills
  • Franklinville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Olean
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Olean is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <6>
  • Westons Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Humphrey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Humphrey is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Allegany
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Bonaventure
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Portville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bolivar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Richburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rushford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Kossuth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Kossuth is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
    • Belfast
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oramel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Oramel is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
    • Little Genesee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Belmont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Caneadea
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Fairview is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Sugartown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Sugartown is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown

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 Bristol Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cattaraugus County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Bristol Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Cattaraugus 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 Bristol Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2554930  (Bristol Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2554930 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: Cattaraugus
      • Est. Elev: 456 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cuba
      • Location given for Bristol Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.2205556     Lon: -78.3108333
      • 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 Cattaraugus, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bristol 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.