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A visit to the Ford 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 Ford Cemetery ...

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

43.2659, -76.7455

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

The Ford Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Lyons. Lyons lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southwest of the Ford Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ford Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Ford Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fairmont Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Fairmont Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Cemetery
  • Overacre Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Overacre Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overacre Cemetery
  • North Wolcott Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The North Wolcott Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolcott Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the North Wolcott Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Wolcott.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65465 <5>
  • Southside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Southside Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Cemetery
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
  • Joiner - Wheeler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Joiner - Wheeler Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner - Wheeler Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Joiner - Wheeler Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Wolcott.
    • The Joiner - Wheeler Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wheeler Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2401381 <5>
  • New Westbury Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The New Westbury Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Westbury Cemetery
  • Old Westbury Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Old Westbury Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Westbury Cemetery
  • Forscutt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Forscutt Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forscutt Cemetery
  • Livingston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • McArthur Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Park Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Glen Side Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Glen Side Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Side Cemetery
    • Roe Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Roe Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
    • Sprague Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Sprague Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague Cemetery
    • Wood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Wood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
    • French Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The French Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
    • Martville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Springbrook Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Huron Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Butler Center Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Victory Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Victory Union Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Union 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 Ford Cemetery.

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

  • Red Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Furnace Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
  • Wolcott
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fair Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • North Victory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
  • Victory
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Victory is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
  • North Huron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • North Huron is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
  • Huron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Huron is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
  • Sterling Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
  • South Butler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • South Butler is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
  • Ira
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Ira is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
  • Hannibal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • North Sterling
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
    • York
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • York is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Cato
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Fairdale is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
    • Sodus Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Meridian
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wayne Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
    • Clyde
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Furniss
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Furniss is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
    • Southwest Oswego
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Southwest Oswego is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Oswego
    • South Sodus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
    • Lysander
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
    • Bowens Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
    • Granby Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Granby Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
    • Oswego Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Oswego Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego Center

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 Ford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ford Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Ford Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Wayne 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 Ford Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #950374  (Ford Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #950374 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: Wayne
      • Est. Elev: 98 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fair Haven
      • Location given for Ford Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.2659     Lon: -76.7455096
      • 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 Wayne, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ford 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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