A visit to the Farr Burying 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 Farr Burying Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Farr Burying Ground:
42.7825, -76.1206
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Farr Burying Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Farr Burying Ground is located in Onondaga County<2>.
The county seat for Onondaga County is located in Syracuse. Syracuse lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north of the Farr Burying Ground .
Open a Google Map centered on the Farr Burying Ground.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Farr Burying Ground.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Farr Burying Ground, with the nearest first.
- Old Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Miles - Mighells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vesper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Vesper Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper Cemetery
- Bromley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bromley Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Cold Brook Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brook Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Cemetery
- Meeker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Meeker Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker Cemetery
- Christian Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Otisco Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Otisco Valley Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley Cemetery
- Spafford Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Spafford Hollow Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford Hollow Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Spafford Hollow Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Amber.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2254790 <5>
- Gillett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gillett Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Apulia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Apulia Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia Cemetery
- Spafford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Spafford Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Truxton Village Protestant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood Rural Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Maplewood Rural Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Rural Cemetery
- The Maplewood Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Berwin Cemetery
- Berwyn Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
- Sherman Hollow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cardiff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cardiff Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Hillsdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillsdale Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale Cemetery
- The West Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The West Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The West Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Seven Day Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scott Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Scott Union Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Union Cemetery
- Sessions Hill Neighborhood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Keeney Settlement Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Old Fabius Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Fabius Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fabius Cemetery
- Spoor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Spoor Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoor Cemetery
- LaFayette Rural Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Farr Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Farr Burying Ground, with the nearest first:
- Assembly Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Assembly Park is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assembly Park
- Cummings Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
- Tully
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Preble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slab City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Slab City is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Apulia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Apulia is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
- East Scott
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
- Little York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Little York is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Truxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Otisco Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
- Scott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Pratt Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Crains Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crains Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crains Mills
- Fabius
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berwyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berwyn is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- LaFayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Otisco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Otisco is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Spafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spafford is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
- Cardiff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cardiff is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- East Homer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Homer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
- East River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East River is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Pompey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sempronius
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Homer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Log City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Log City is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log City
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 Farr Burying 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 Farr Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Homer
- Homer lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Farr Burying Ground.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Homer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Scott
- Scott lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Farr Burying Ground.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Scott.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Truxton
- Tully
- Tully lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Farr Burying Ground.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tully.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
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 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 Farr Burying 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 Farr Burying Ground:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2542252 (Farr Burying Ground)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2542252 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: 371 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tully
- Location given for Farr Burying Ground:
- Lat: 42.7825 Lon: -76.1205556
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Farr Burying 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. |