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A visit to the Dry Hill Burial Ground ...

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 Dry Hill Burial Ground ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dry Hill Burial Ground:

43.0244, -75.9764

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

The Dry Hill Burial Ground is located in Onondaga County<2>.

The county seat for Onondaga County is located in Syracuse. Syracuse lies just to the west northwest of the Dry Hill Burial Ground .

Open a Google Map centered on the Dry Hill Burial Ground.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Dry Hill Burial Ground.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dry Hill Burial Ground, with the nearest first.

  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fayetteville Pioneer Burial Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fayetteville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Manlius Village Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Christ Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mycenae Burial Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mycenae Burial Ground is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae Burial Ground
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
  • Oran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oran Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran Cemetery
  • Gates Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Gates Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Cemetery
  • Kirkville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Kirkville Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • White Chapel Memory Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • DeWitt Cemetery - New Section
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • DeWitt Cemetery - Old Section
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jamesville Walnutgrove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Anguish Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • DeWitt Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The DeWitt Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeWitt Cemetery
    • Baker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
    • Southwell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Southwell Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwell Cemetery
    • Harrington Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Harrington Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
    • St. Agnes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agnes Cemetery
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fyler Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fyler Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fyler Cemetery
    • Pine Plains Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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 Dry Hill Burial Ground.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dry Hill Burial Ground, with the nearest first:

  • Manlius
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Eagle Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
  • Fayetteville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mycenae
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
  • Lyndon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lyndon is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
  • Minoa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Kirkville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • De Witt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • De Witt is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
  • Jamesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Watervale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Watervale is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
  • Chittenango
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bolivar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bolivar is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Tall Pines Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
    • East Syracuse
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
    • Sulphur Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
      • Chittenango Springs
    • Sullivan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Sullivan is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
    • Pompey Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
    • Chittenango Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Chittenango Falls is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango Falls
    • Eastwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Eastwood is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Nedrow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sentinel Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Sentinel Heights is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Heights
    • Log City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Log City is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log City
    • Pompey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bingley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bingley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingley
    • Lyncourt
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lyncourt is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyncourt
    • Syracuse
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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 Dry Hill Burial Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Onondaga County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dry Hill Burial Ground.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Dry Hill Burial Ground:

  • 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 Dry Hill Burial Ground:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2542193  (Dry Hill Burial Ground)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2542193 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: 234 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Manlius
      • Location given for Dry Hill Burial Ground:
      • Lat: 43.0244444     Lon: -75.9763889
      • 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 '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- Dry Hill Burial Ground) 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.