A visit to the First Ward 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 First Ward Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the First Ward Cemetery:
43.0753, -76.1581
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the First Ward Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The First Ward Cemetery is located in Onondaga County<2>.
The county seat for Onondaga County is located in Syracuse. Syracuse lies just to the south southeast of the First Ward Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the First Ward Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from First Ward Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Assumption Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Myrtle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Myrtle Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Cemetery
- Liverpool Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Liverpool Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool Cemetery
- The Liverpool Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liverpool Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #445099 <5>
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Messina Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Most Holy Rosary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agnes Cemetery
- Temple Adath Yeshurun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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- Frumah Packard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Anshe Sfard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St.s Peter and Paul Russion Orthodox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Workmen's Circle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ahavath Achim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Chevra Shas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Taft Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Taft Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Cemetery
- North Syracuse Cemetery
(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 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the First Ward Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from First Ward Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Syracuse
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lyncourt
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lyncourt is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyncourt
- Mattydale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Galeville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Galeville is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeville
- Eastwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eastwood is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Solvay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westvale is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westvale
- Liverpool
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- East Syracuse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
- North Syracuse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
- Lakeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeland is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- De Witt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- De Witt is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
- Lakeside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Orchard Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Orchard Village is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Village
- Nedrow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Camillus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cards Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cards Corners is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cards Corners
- Jamesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lyndon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lyndon is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
- Minoa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Seneca Knolls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca Knolls is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Knolls
- Van Buren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Van Buren is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Sentinel Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sentinel Heights is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Heights
- Euclid
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Euclid is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Fayetteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Village Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Village Green is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
- Warners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Warners is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners
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 First Ward Cemetery. The following communities are located in Onondaga County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The First Ward Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camillus
- East Syracuse
- Fayetteville
- Liverpool
- Solvay
- Syracuse
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 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 First Ward 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 First Ward Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2542173 (First Ward Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2542173 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: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Syracuse West
- Location given for First Ward Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0752778 Lon: -76.1580556
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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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- First Ward 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. |
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