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A visit to the East Portville 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 East Portville Cemetery ...

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

42.0133, -78.3150

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

The East Portville Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County<2>.

The county seat for Cattaraugus County is located in Little Valley. Little Valley lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the East Portville Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the East Portville Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the East Portville Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Chestnut Hill Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    • The Chestnut Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Portville Burying Grounds
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64191 <5>
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Portville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Portville Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Portville Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Weston Mills.
    • The Portville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Haskell Cemetery
    • Oakley Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65704 <5>
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Lamphier Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lamphier Cemetery is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamphier Cemetery
  • Little Genesee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • West Genesee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The West Genesee Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Genesee Cemetery
  • Well Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Well Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Well Cemetery
  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. View Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Potter County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Potter County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Maple Lawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Maple Lawn Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lawn Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Clarksville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Clarksville Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • B'nai B'rith Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The B'nai B'rith Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai B'rith Cemetery
    • St. Bonaventure Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rixford Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rixford Cemetery is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford Cemetery
    • Moody Hollow Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Moody Hollow Cemetery is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Hollow Cemetery
    • Richburg Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Richburg Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richburg Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the East Portville Cemetery.

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

  • Portville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bowler
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bowler is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
  • Myrtle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Myrtle is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
  • Eldred
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Eldred is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldred <6>
  • Little Genesee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Weston Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Weston Mills is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Mills
  • Westons Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shinglehouse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Olean
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Four Mile
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
  • Larabee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Larabee is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
  • East Sharon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • East Sharon is located in Potter County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bolivar
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • West Clarksville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • West Clarksville is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksville
    • Rock City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Duke Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Duke Center is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
    • Sartwell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Sartwell is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
    • Honeoye
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Honeoye is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
    • Kossuth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Kossuth is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
    • Richburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Bonaventure
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Allegany
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rixford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rixford is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
    • Millport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Millport is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
    • Harrisburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Harrisburg is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg

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 East Portville 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 East Portville Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Allegany
  • Bolivar
    • Bolivar lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the East Portville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bolivar.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Eldred
  • Olean
    • Olean lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the East Portville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olean.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
  • Portville
  • Richburg
  • Shinglehouse

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 East Portville 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 East Portville Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2554936  (East Portville Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2554936 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: 439 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Portville
      • Location given for East Portville Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.0133333     Lon: -78.315
      • 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 '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- East Portville 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.