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A visit to the Elliott - Searles 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 Elliott - Searles Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elliott - Searles Cemetery:

42.0322, -76.7236

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

The Elliott - Searles Cemetery is located in Chemung County<2>.

The county seat for Chemung County is located in Elmira. Elmira lies just to the northwest of the Elliott - Searles Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Elliott - Searles Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Elliott - Searles Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Scudder Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Scudder Cemetery is located in Chemung County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder Cemetery
  • Wellsburg Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ashland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Ashland Cemetery is located in Chemung County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Cemetery
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Chemung County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Miller Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Elmira.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2327442 <5>
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Chemung County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Roushy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Roushy Cemetery is located in Chemung County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roushy Cemetery
  • Doty Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Doty Hill Cemetery is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doty Hill Cemetery
  • Bentley Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Bentley Creek Cemetery is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek Cemetery
  • Hanlon Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hanlon Hill Cemetery is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlon Hill Cemetery
  • Dutchtown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Dutchtown Cemetery is located in Chemung County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown Cemetery
  • Wacomber Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wacomber Cemetery is located in Chemung County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacomber Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Fulton Street Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fulton Street Cemetery is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Street Cemetery
    • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Christian Hollow Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Chemung Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Chemung Cemetery is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung Cemetery
    • North Chemung Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The North Chemung Cemetery is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chemung Cemetery
    • Second Street Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Second Street Cemetery is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Street Cemetery
    • Woodlawn National Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
      • The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Woodland National Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66781 <5>
    • French Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The French Cemetery is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
    • Dry Brook Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Dry Brook Cemetery is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Brook Cemetery
    • Hicks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hicks Cemetery is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elliott - Searles Cemetery.

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

  • Wellsburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fassett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fassett is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
  • Chemung
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Elmira
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Southport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Southport is located in Chemung County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
  • Gillett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gillett is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
  • Bentley Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
  • Owens Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Owens Mills is located in Chemung County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
  • West Elmira
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Elmira is located in Chemung County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
  • Middletown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Middletown is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Pine City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Elmira Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Webb Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Webb Mills is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
    • Lockwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Berrytown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Berrytown is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
    • Big Pond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Big Pond is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
    • Waverly
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Horseheads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Erin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Millerton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Millerton is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Coryland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Coryland is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
    • Sayre
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Sayre is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <6>
    • Pioneer Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
    • Sagetown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Sagetown is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
    • Sullivanville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Sullivanville is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivanville
    • East Smithfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • East Smithfield is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Smithfield
    • Athens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Athens is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <6>

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 Elliott - Searles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chemung County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elliott - Searles Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Athens
    • Athens lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Elliott - Searles Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Athens.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Elmira
    • Elmira lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Elliott - Searles Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elmira.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
  • Horseheads
  • Millerton
  • Sayre
    • Sayre lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Elliott - Searles Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sayre.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
  • Waverly

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 Elliott - Searles Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Chemung 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 Elliott - Searles Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2514420  (Elliott-Searles Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2514420 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: Chemung
      • Est. Elev: 266 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wellsburg
      • Location given for Elliott-Searles Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.0322222     Lon: -76.7236111
      • 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 Chemung, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elliott - Searles 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.