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A visit to the Fitch 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 Fitch Cemetery ...

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

42.2553, -78.4378

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

The Fitch Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County<2>.

The county seat for Cattaraugus County is located in Little Valley. Little Valley lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west of the Fitch Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Fitch Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Fitch Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ischua Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Ischua Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ischua Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
    • The Union Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Burlinghame Hill Cemetery
    • Wilson Cemetery
    • Yankee Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66569 <5>
  • Cadiz Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Cadiz Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Cemetery
  • Cole Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Cole Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
  • Mt. Prospect Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Prospect Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Prospect Cemetery
    • The Mt. Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Franklinville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65374 <5>
  • Root Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hinsdale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hinsdale Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale Cemetery
    • The Hinsdale Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Maplehurst Cemetery
    • Scotts Corners Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64854 <5>
  • St. Pacificus Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Pacificus Catholic Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pacificus Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pacificus Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Humphrey.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2256611 <5>
  • Humphrey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
  • Fivemile Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fivemile Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Cemetery
  • Bristol Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Bristol Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Abbotts Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Abbotts Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts Cemetery
    • Ten Broeck Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sugartown Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Sugartown Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sugartown Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Great Valley.
      • The Sugartown Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethany Union Burying Ground
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2256538 <5>
    • Cuba Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • North Cuba Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The North Cuba Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cuba Cemetery
    • Rawson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rawson Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson Cemetery
      • The Rawson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lyndon Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961844 <5>
    • Bryant Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Bryant Hill Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Hill Cemetery
    • Willoughby Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • B'nai B'rith Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The B'nai B'rith Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai B'rith Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Black Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Black Creek Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek 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 Fitch Cemetery.

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

  • Ischua
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Ischua is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ischua
  • Franklinville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Humphrey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Humphrey is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
  • Abbotts
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Abbotts is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts
  • Cuba
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cuba is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <6>
  • Sugartown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Sugartown is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown
  • Lyons Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lyons Corners is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corners
  • Bird
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
  • Great Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Black Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Peth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Peth is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peth
  • Machias
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Allegany
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Saint Bonaventure
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Olean
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Weston Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Weston Mills is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Mills
    • Ellicottville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Westons Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • West Clarksville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • West Clarksville is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksville
    • Rushford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Elton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Little Rock City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Little Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock City
    • Kill Buck
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Carrollton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Carrollton is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
    • Fairview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairview is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview

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 Fitch 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 Fitch Cemetery.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Fitch 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 Fitch Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #950184  (Fitch Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #950184 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: 498 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Franklinville
      • Location given for Fitch Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.2553437     Lon: -78.4377985
      • 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 '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- Fitch 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.