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A visit to the French 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 French Cemetery ...

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

43.2017, -76.6805

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

The French Cemetery is located in Cayuga County<2>.

The county seat for Cayuga County is located in Auburn. Auburn lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southeast of the French Cemetery .

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

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

  • Old Westbury Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Old Westbury Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Westbury Cemetery
  • New Westbury Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The New Westbury Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Westbury Cemetery
  • Victory Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Victory Union Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Union Cemetery
  • Southside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Southside Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Cemetery
  • Wood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Wood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
  • Cummings Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Cummings Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
  • Fairmont Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fairmont Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Cemetery
  • Sprague Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Sprague Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague Cemetery
  • Overacre Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Overacre Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overacre Cemetery
  • Ford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ford Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
  • Roe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Roe Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
  • Butler Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Spring Lake Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Spring Lake Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Cemetery
    • Conquest Village Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Martville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Forscutt Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Forscutt Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forscutt Cemetery
    • Glen Side Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Glen Side Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Side Cemetery
    • Hubbard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
    • Butler - Savannah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dutton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Dutton Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel 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 French Cemetery.

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

  • Victory
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Victory is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
  • Red Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • North Victory
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
  • Cato
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • South Butler
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Butler is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
  • Ira
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ira is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
  • Wolcott
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Meridian
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Furnace Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
  • Fair Haven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hannibal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sterling Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Huron
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Port Byron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
      • Former name for Port Byron:
      • Bucksville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <6>
    • Lysander
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
    • Fairdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairdale is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
    • North Sterling
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
    • North Huron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • North Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
    • Clyde
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Weedsport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Plainville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bowens Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
    • Jacksonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Granby Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Granby Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
    • York
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • York is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York

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 French Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cayuga County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The French 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 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 French Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Cayuga 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 French Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #950686  (French Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #950686 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: Cayuga
      • Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Victory
      • Location given for French Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.2017334     Lon: -76.6805052
      • 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 Cayuga, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- French 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.