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A visit to the Clifton 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 Clifton Cemetery ...

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

43.0511, -77.8108

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

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

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Rochester. Rochester lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Clifton Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Clifton Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Clifton Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Garbutt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Garbutt Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt Cemetery
  • Chili Rural Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Chili Rural Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili Rural Cemetery
  • Riga Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Riga Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga Cemetery
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
  • Oatka Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oatka Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatka Cemetery
  • Holy Angels Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Holy Angels Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Angels Cemetery
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
  • Buckbee Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Buckbee Rural Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckbee Rural Cemetery
  • North Chili Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Creekside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Creekside Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Cemetery
  • Mumford Rural Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mumford Rural Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford Rural Cemetery
  • Caledonia Rural Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Cox Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cox Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
    • Warren Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Warren Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
    • Martin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
    • St. Felicia Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Felicia Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Felicia Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • St. Brigids Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • St. Columbus Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The St. Columbus Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Columbus Cemetery
    • North Rush Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bushman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Bushman Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushman Cemetery
    • River View Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The River View Cemetery is located in Monroe County
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    • Grove Place Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Clifton Cemetery.

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

  • Clifton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Clifton is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Belcoda
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Belcoda is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcoda
  • Garbutt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Garbutt is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
  • Scottsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Severance
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Severance is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
  • Riga
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Riga is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
  • Mumford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • North Chili
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • North Chili is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chili
  • Caledonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Whites
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Whites is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
  • Brookdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookdale is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
  • Churchville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • North Rush
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • North Rush is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
    • Limerock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Limerock is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
    • West Rush
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • West Rush is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
    • West Henrietta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • West Henrietta is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Henrietta
    • Bergen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fort Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
    • Manns Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
    • Jericon Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
    • Rush
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Spencerport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Le Roy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Adams Basin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Avon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Avon is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
    • Henrietta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Ridgeland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Ridgeland is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
    • West Brighton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • West Brighton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brighton
    • South Greece
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • South Greece is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greece

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 Clifton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Clifton 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 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 Clifton 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 Clifton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2100121  (Clifton Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2100121 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: 182 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Clifton
      • Location given for Clifton Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.0511111     Lon: -77.8108333
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clifton 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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