A visit to the German Settlement 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 German Settlement Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the German Settlement Cemetery:
42.4642, -77.9378
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the German Settlement Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The German Settlement Cemetery is located in Allegany County<2>.
The county seat for Allegany County is located in Belmont. Belmont lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the German Settlement Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the German Settlement Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the German Settlement Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from German Settlement Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brewer Corners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Weaver Settlement Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dalton Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216998 <5>
- Short Tract Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Swain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Swain Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain Cemetery
- Chautauqua Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Chautauqua Hollow Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua Hollow Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chautauqua Hollow Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Dalton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2376406 <5>
- Dalton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Hunts Hollow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Basswood Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Basswood Hill Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood Hill Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Assumption Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Assumption Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pennycook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wiscoy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Wiscoy Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy Cemetery
- Canaseraga Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Seager Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nunda Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1253406 <5>
- Colonel George Williams & Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Portageville Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fillmore Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65634 <5>
- East Caneadea Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The East Caneadea Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Caneadea Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the German Settlement Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from German Settlement Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Swain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Swain is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Swain has also been known as:
- Swains Station
- Swainsville
- Swin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <6>
- Garwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Garwoods is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
- Dalton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Allen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Allen is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
- Nunda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wiscoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
- Aristotle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aristotle is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
- Lewis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lewis is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Canaseraga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fillmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Koy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Koy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
- Hume
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Houghton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Angelica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Almond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Almond is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
- Bishopville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bishopville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Caneadea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oramel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oramel is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
- Belfast
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Castile
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pike
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arkport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cumminsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
- Woodsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
- Phillips Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
- Almond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dansville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Sparta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Sparta is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
- Kysorville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kysorville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kysorville
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 German Settlement 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 German Settlement Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Almond
- Angelica
- Belfast
- Castile
- Dalton
- Dansville
- Fillmore
- Houghton
- Nunda
- Pike
- Pike lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the German Settlement Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pike.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
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 German Settlement 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 German Settlement Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #951033 (German Settlement Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #951033 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: 594 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Birdsall
- Location given for German Settlement Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4642324 Lon: -77.9377798
- 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 '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- German Settlement 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. |