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A visit to the County Home 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 County Home Cemetery ...

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

42.2972, -77.9758

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

The County Home Cemetery is located in Allegany County<2>.

The county seat for Allegany County is located in Belmont. Belmont lies just to the south southwest of the County Home Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the County Home Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the County Home Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Until The Day Dawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Phillips Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • West Almond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The West Almond Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond Cemetery
  • Allen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
  • Chamberlain Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Chamberlain Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Cemetery
  • Christ Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Basswood Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Basswood Hill Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood Hill Cemetery
  • Forest Hills Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Forest Hills Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills Cemetery
  • Norton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Norton Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
  • White Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The White Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
    • Black Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Black Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
    • Palmer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Palmer Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
    • St. Joseph's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • Fairlawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
      • The Fairlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Scio Fairlawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64485 <5>
    • East Caneadea Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The East Caneadea Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Caneadea Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Sortore Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sortore Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sortore Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the County Home Cemetery.

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

  • Angelica
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Withey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Withey is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withey
  • Phillips Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
  • West Almond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • West Almond is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
  • Aristotle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Aristotle is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
  • Belmont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Allen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Allen is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
  • Belfast
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Alfred
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Oramel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oramel is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
  • Friendship
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dyke
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Dyke is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Elm Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
    • Caneadea
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wellsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Almond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bishopville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bishopville is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
    • Houghton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Andover
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fillmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Garwoods
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Garwoods is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
    • Swain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Swain is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
      • Swain has also been known as:
      • Swains Station
      • Swainsville
      • Swin
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <6>
    • Petrolia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Petrolia is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
    • Stannards
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Stannards is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
    • Hartsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Hartsville is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
    • Hume
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyons Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Lyons Corners is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corners

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 County Home Cemetery. The following communities are located in Allegany County.

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

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Allegany 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 County Home Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2544282  (County Home Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2544282 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: Allegany
      • Est. Elev: 478 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: West Almond
      • Location given for County Home Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.2972222     Lon: -77.9758333
      • 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 Allegany, 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- County Home 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.