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A visit to the Fort Hill 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 Ft. Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Hill Cemetery:

43.0206, -77.9703

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

The Ft. Hill Cemetery is located in Genesee County<2>.

The county seat for Genesee County is located in Batavia. Batavia lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Ft. Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ft. Hill 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 Ft. Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Stone Church Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Thwing Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Thwing Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thwing Cemetery
  • Langworthy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Langworthy Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy Cemetery
  • Old St. Marks Episcopal Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Machpelah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Machpelah Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah Cemetery
  • Randall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Randall Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
  • Myrtle Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Myrtle Street Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Street Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Myrtle Street Cemetery is located in Le Roy.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1949410 <5>
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
  • East Main Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Van Allen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Van Allen Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Allen Cemetery
  • St. Brigids Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Rest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Rest Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Rest Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Walkers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Walkers Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Cemetery
    • Morganville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Morganville Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville Cemetery
    • Stafford Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Stafford Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
    • Jug City Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Jug City Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug City Cemetery
    • Mumford Rural Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Mumford Rural Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford Rural Cemetery
    • Riga Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Riga Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga Cemetery
    • Byron Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Byron Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron Cemetery
    • Sodom Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Sodom Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom Cemetery
    • Caledonia Rural Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East Bergen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The East Bergen Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bergen 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 Ft. Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Fort Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
  • Le Roy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Limerock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Limerock is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
  • Bergen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jericon Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
  • Morganville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Morganville is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
  • Stafford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mumford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Riga
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Riga is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
  • South Byron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • South Byron is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
  • Caledonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Belcoda
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Belcoda is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcoda
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Churchville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pavilion Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
    • Clifton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Clifton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Garbutt
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Garbutt is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
    • Pavilion
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Inverness
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Inverness is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • Scottsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • North Chili
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • North Chili is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chili
    • Sweden Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Sweden Center is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Center
    • Covington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Covington is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Craigs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Craigs is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
    • York
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • York is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Severance
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Severance is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
    • Elba
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Elba is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <6>
    • Batavia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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 Ft. Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Genesee County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Hill 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 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 Ft. Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Genesee 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 Ft. Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2516268  (Fort Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2516268 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: Genesee
      • Est. Elev: 0 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Churchville
      • Location given for Fort Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.0205556     Lon: -77.9702778
      • 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 Genesee, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ft. Hill 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.