A visit to the Galpin Hill 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 Galpin Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Galpin Hill Cemetery:
42.8978, -76.5558
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Galpin Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Galpin Hill Cemetery is located in Cayuga County<2>.
The county seat for Cayuga County is located in Auburn. Auburn lies just to the north northwest of the Galpin Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Galpin Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Galpin Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Galpin Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Melrose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Melrose Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Melrose Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Auburn.
- The Melrose Cemetery has also been known as:
- Melrose Road Cemetery
- Porter Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266624 <5>
- St. Peter's Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ft. Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ft. Hill Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Hill Cemetery
- Arnold - Comstock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The North Street Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Street Cemetery
- Cold Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Nicholas Russian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fleming Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- Parsell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Parsell Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsell Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Cowan - Farnham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maycumber Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Van Etten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Van Etten Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Etten Cemetery
- Soule Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Soule Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soule Cemetery
- McMasters Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Throopsville Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lamb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lamb Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- Burch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- Devine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Devine Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devine Cemetery
- Conklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Conklin Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin Cemetery
- Benson Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Benson Road Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Road Cemetery
- County House Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The County House Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County House Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Galpin Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Galpin Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Melrose Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Park
- Auburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Throop
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Throop is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
- Cross Roads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Sennett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Austin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Skaneateles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mottville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scipioville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scipioville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipioville
- Niles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Niles is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Mandana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mandana is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
- Cayuga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Canoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Sherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sherwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Port Byron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Cascade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Omro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Omro is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Thorn Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Weedsport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Poplar Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kuneytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kelloggsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Marcellus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Jordan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Seneca Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Galpin Hill 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 Galpin Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Jordan
- Marcellus
- Mottville
- Poplar Ridge
- Port Byron
- Seneca Falls
- Sherwood
- Skaneateles
- Union Springs
- Weedsport
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 helpful 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 Galpin Hill 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 Galpin Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2519222 (Galpin Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2519222 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: 254 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Auburn
- Location given for Galpin Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8977778 Lon: -76.5558333
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Galpin Hill 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. |