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:
42.0050, -76.5789
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 Chemung County<2>.
The county seat for Chemung County is located in Elmira. Elmira lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the French Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from French Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dry Brook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dry Brook Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Brook Cemetery
- Chemung Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Chemung Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rest Cemetery is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Cemetery
- Forest Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Waverly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The East Waverly Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waverly Cemetery
- Dutchtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dutchtown Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown Cemetery
- Tioga Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tioga Point Cemetery is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga Point Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tioga Point Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Sayre (PA).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46473 <5>
- Hanlon Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hanlon Hill Cemetery is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlon Hill Cemetery
- Emory Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tallmadge Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Price - Simcoe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lockwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lockwood Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Wacomber Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Wacomber Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacomber Cemetery
- Elliott - Searles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ashland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Ashland Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Cemetery
- Wellsburg Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bentley Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bentley Creek Cemetery is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek Cemetery
- Milan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Milan Cemetery is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan Cemetery
- Orange Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Orange Hill Cemetery is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Hill Cemetery
- Barnum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Asbury Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barton Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barton Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Waverly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chemung
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sayre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sayre is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <6>
- Owens Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Athens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lockwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wellsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bentley Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
- Middletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Hoopers Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Smithboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Big Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Pond is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
- East Smithfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Smithfield is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Smithfield
- Vawter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Nichols
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fassett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fassett is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
- Gillett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gillett is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Ulster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Berrytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Bumpville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- Southport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Southport is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Wetona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wetona is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetona
- Saco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saco is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Erin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lounsberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lounsberry is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
- Van Etten
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elmira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Chemung County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The French Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Elmira
- Nichols
- Sayre
- Waverly
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 French Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Chemung 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 #2514427 (French Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2514427 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: Chemung
- Est. Elev: 245 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waverly
- Location given for French Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.005 Lon: -76.5788889
- 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 Chemung, 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 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. |