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. 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:
42.7468, -77.2220
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Rushville Cemetery is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville Cemetery
- 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)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Washburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Washburn Cemetery is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn Cemetery
- Hawley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hawley Cemetery is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley Cemetery
- 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)
- The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
- Voak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Gorham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gorham Cemetery is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham Cemetery
- Pickett's Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lucas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Academy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Academy Cemetery is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Cemetery
- Old Fort Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Old Fort Cemetery is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort Cemetery
- 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)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Reed's Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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:
- Rushville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Potter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cottage City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage City is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Vine Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gorham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yatesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flint
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Italy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Canandaigua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Penn Yan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bellona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Keuka Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca Castle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gulick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Naples
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Angus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Billsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 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 Yates County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The French Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canandaigua
- Gorham
- Naples
- Penn Yan
- Rushville
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 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 Yates 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #64589
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #950685 (French Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #950685 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: Yates
- Est. Elev: 304 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Potter
- Location given for French Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7467335 Lon: -77.2224777
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 '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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |