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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. 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 Franktown Cemetery ...

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

42.4365, -78.6967

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

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on 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)
    • The Weber Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber Cemetery
    • 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)
    • The Brooklyn Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Cemetery
  • Ashford Hollow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Ashford Hollow Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Hollow Cemetery
  • Schwartz Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • East Otto Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The East Otto Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otto Cemetery
  • Kimball Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Kimball Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Cemetery
  • Holland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Holland Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
  • Thomas Corners Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Thomas Corners Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Corners Cemetery
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
  • Plato Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Plato Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
      • 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)
    • Mortons Corners Rural Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mortons Corners Rural Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortons Corners Rural Cemetery
      • 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 west of Springville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1415439 <5>
    • Knight Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Knight Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Concord Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Concord Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
    • North Otto Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The North Otto Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Otto Cemetery
    • Eddyville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Eddyville Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville Cemetery
    • Maples Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Maples Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Cemetery

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)
    • Brooklyn is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Springville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Morton Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Morton Corners is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corners
  • Concord
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Concord is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Otto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Eddyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Eddyville is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Wyandale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wyandale is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandale
  • Bird
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
  • Machias
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Footes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Footes is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footes
  • Cattaraugus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ellicottville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Delevan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
      • 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)
      • Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
    • Gowanda
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
      • 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)
      • Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Yorkshire
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
    • Boston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Sugartown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Sugartown is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown
    • Franklinville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Shirley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Shirley is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Elkdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Elkdale is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkdale
    • Little Rock City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Little Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock City
    • 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)
      • Protection is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
    • Perrysburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Patchin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Patchin is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchin

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 like to start with 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 Franktown 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 Franktown Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #950641  (Franktown Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #950641 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: 451 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ashford Hollow
      • Location given for Franktown Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.4364513     Lon: -78.6966945
      • 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 '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- Franktown 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.