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A visit to the DeWitt 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 DeWitt Cemetery ...

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

42.9798, -76.0744

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

The DeWitt Cemetery is located in Onondaga County<2>.

The county seat for Onondaga County is located in Syracuse. Syracuse lies just to the northwest of the DeWitt Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the DeWitt Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the DeWitt Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Jamesville Walnutgrove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Jamesville Walnutgrove Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville Walnutgrove Cemetery
    • The Jamesville Walnutgrove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Jamesville Cemetery / Avery Memorial
    • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2203995 <5>
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66074 <5>
  • Frumah Packard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Temple Adath Yeshurun Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ahavath Achim Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ahavath Achim Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahavath Achim Cemetery
    • The Ahavath Achim Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Jamesville Gate Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221156 <5>
  • Anshe Sfard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chevra Shas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Chevra Shas Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevra Shas Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chevra Shas Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Syracuse.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2214388 <5>
  • St.s Peter and Paul Russion Orthodox Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Workmen's Circle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • DeWitt Cemetery - Old Section
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Syracuse.
      • The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Morningside Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65510 <5>
    • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    • Onondaga Valley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Onondaga Valley Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onondaga Valley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Onondaga Valley Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Syracuse.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65559 <5>
    • Onondaga Nation Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bush Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Bush Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
    • Fayetteville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fayetteville Pioneer Burial Ground
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • White Chapel Memory Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • DeWitt Cemetery - New Section
      (4 miles [6.4 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 DeWitt Cemetery.

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

  • Jamesville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sentinel Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sentinel Heights is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Heights
  • Nedrow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lyndon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyndon is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
  • De Witt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • De Witt is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
  • Indian Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Village is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • LaFayette
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • LaFayette is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
    • LaFayette has also been known as:
    • LaFayette Square
    • Te-Ka-Wis-To-Ta
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <6>
  • Log City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Log City is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log City
  • Watervale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Watervale is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
  • Manlius
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fayetteville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • East Syracuse
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Eastwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Eastwood is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Pompey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Syracuse
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cardiff
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cardiff is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
    • Lyncourt
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Lyncourt is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyncourt
    • Pompey Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
    • Eagle Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
    • Minoa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <6>
    • Berwyn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Berwyn is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • Mattydale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mycenae
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
    • Solvay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Westvale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Westvale is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westvale
    • Cards Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Cards Corners is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cards 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 DeWitt Cemetery. The following communities are located in Onondaga County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 DeWitt Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Onondaga 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 DeWitt Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #948112  (DeWitt Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #948112 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: Onondaga
      • Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Jamesville
      • Location given for DeWitt Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.9797884     Lon: -76.0743668
      • 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 Onondaga, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- DeWitt 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.