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A visit to the French Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the French Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The French Cemetery (FG ID #64589)

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 French Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.7468°   (42° 44' 48")

Lon:   -77.2220°   (-77° 13' 19")

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

The county seat for Yates County is located in Penn Yan. Penn Yan lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the French Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 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.

  • Rushville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rushville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rushville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rushville Cemetery is located in Ontario County
  • Pine Corners Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Overackers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Yates County
  • Baldwin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baldwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Ontario County
  • Washburn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washburn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Washburn Cemetery is located in Ontario County
  • Hawley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hawley Cemetery is located in Ontario County
  • Middlesex Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Nettle Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Shuman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sutherland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutherland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutherland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Yates County
  • Voak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Ontario County
    • Gorham Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gorham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gorham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gorham Cemetery is located in Ontario County
    • Pickett's Corners Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickett's Corners Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickett's Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pickett's Corners Cemetery is located in Ontario County
    • Lucas Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lucas Cemetery is located in Ontario County
    • Academy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Academy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Academy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Academy Cemetery is located in Ontario County
    • Old Fort Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Fort Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Fort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Fort Cemetery is located in Yates County
    • Yatesville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Briggs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alcott Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Ontario County
    • Reed's Corners Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed's Corners Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed's Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reed's Corners Cemetery is located in Ontario County

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.

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 Yates 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 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:

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 #950685  (French Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #950685 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: Potter
    • County: Yates         Elev: 304
    • Location given for GNIS #950685 (French Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #64589

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Yates, 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 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 French Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7468, Longitude: -77.2220    
<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 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.
<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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