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A visit to the Franktown Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Franktown Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   42.4365°   (42° 26' 11")

Lon:   -78.6967°   (-78° 41' 48")

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

The county seat for Cattaraugus County is located in Little Valley. Little Valley lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Franktown Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Franktown Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Tefft Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Weber Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weber Cemetery
    • The Weber Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • The Weber Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Henrietta Road Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66663 <5>
  • Brooklyn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooklyn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooklyn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brooklyn Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Ashford Hollow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashford Hollow Cemetery
    • The Ashford Hollow Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Schwartz Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • East Otto Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Otto Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Otto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Otto Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Kimball Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimball Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimball Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kimball Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Holland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holland Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Thomas Corners Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thomas Corners Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • Plato Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plato Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plato Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Plato Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
      • St. Johns RC Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65989 <5>
    • Riceville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riceville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riceville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riceville Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209513 <5>
    • Mortons Corners Rural Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mortons Corners Rural Cemetery
      • The Mortons Corners Rural Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mortons Corners Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Springville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1415439 <5>
    • Knight Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knight Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Concord Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Concord Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • North Otto Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Otto Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Otto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Otto Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Eddyville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eddyville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eddyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eddyville Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Maples Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maples Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maples Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Franktown Cemetery.

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

  • Brooklyn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Brooklyn is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Springville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
    • Springville is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <6>
  • Morton Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morton Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corners
    • Morton Corners is located in Erie County
  • Concord
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Erie County
  • Otto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Eddyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eddyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
    • Eddyville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Wyandale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandale
    • Wyandale is located in Erie County
  • Bird
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
    • Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Machias
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Footes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footes
    • Footes is located in Erie County
  • Cattaraugus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattaraugus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattaraugus
    • Cattaraugus is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cattaraugus <6>
  • Ellicottville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Delevan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delevan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
      • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <6>
    • Persia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Persia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
      • Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Gowanda
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
      • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <6>
    • Little Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Elton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
      • Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Yorkshire
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
      • Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Boston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Sugartown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugartown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown
      • Sugartown is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Franklinville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Franklinville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinville <6>
    • Shirley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shirley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
      • Shirley is located in Erie County
    • Elkdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkdale
      • Elkdale is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Little Rock City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock City
      • Little Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Great Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Arcade
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Protection
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Protection. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
      • Protection is located in Erie County
    • Perrysburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
      • Perrysburg is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Estimated population in 2012: 394 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysburg <6>
    • Patchin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchin
      • Patchin is located in Erie County

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 Franktown 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 Franktown 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 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 Franktown Cemetery:

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 Franktown Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #950641  (Franktown Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #950641 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Ashford Hollow
    • County: Cattaraugus         Elev: 451
    • Location given for GNIS #950641 (Franktown Cemetery)

The official website for Cattaraugus County: www.co.cattaraugus.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Franktown Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4365, Longitude: -78.6967       In this case, the coordinates for the Franktown Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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