A visit to the Gate of Heaven 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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gate of Heaven Cemetery:
42.1526, -77.7761
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gate of Heaven Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gate of Heaven Cemetery is located in Allegany County<2>.
The county seat for Allegany County is located in Belmont. Belmont lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Gate of Heaven Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Gate of Heaven Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gate of Heaven Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Valley Brook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Valley Brook Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook Cemetery
- Brewster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brewster Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Cemetery
- East Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The East Valley Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Valley Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Krusen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Krusen Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krusen Cemetery
- Dyke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dyke Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke Cemetery
- Fulmer Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fulmer Valley Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulmer Valley Cemetery
- Independence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
- West Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Letts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Letts Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Call Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Call Hill Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call Hill Cemetery
- East Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The East Valley Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Valley Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Trapping Brook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hallsport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hallsport Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood 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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gate of Heaven Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Andover
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Independence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Elm Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
- Hallsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hallsport is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dyke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dyke is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
- Whitesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rexville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Alfred
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alfred is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
- Alfred has also been known as:
- Alfred village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <5>
- Wellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stannards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stannards is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Phillips Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
- Paynesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- North Bingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
- South Canisteo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Canisteo is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canisteo
- West Almond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Almond is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
- Canisteo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Almond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Genesee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Genesee is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- Withey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Withey is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withey
- Petrolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Petrolia is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Troupsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hornell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont
(13 miles [20.9 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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allegany County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alfred
- Almond
- Andover
- Belmont
- Canisteo
- Genesee
- Hornell
- Wellsville
- Whitesville
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 either 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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Allegany 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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #950936 (Gate of Heaven Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #950936 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: Allegany
- Est. Elev: 522 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Andover
- Location given for Gate of Heaven Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1525693 Lon: -77.7761057
- 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 Allegany, 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 from Point A (ie- Gate of Heaven 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. |