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A visit to the Graves 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 Graves Cemetery ...

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

42.0236, -77.9069

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Graves Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Graves Cemetery is located in Allegany County<2>.

The county seat for Allegany County is located in Belmont. Belmont lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Graves Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Graves Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Graves Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Graves Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Yorks Corners Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Yorks Corners Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorks Corners Cemetery
  • Beech Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Beech Hill Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill Cemetery
  • Stannards Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Stannards Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards Cemetery
  • Briggs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Briggs Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Cemetery
    • The Briggs Cemetery has also been known as:
    • United States Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2483879 <5>
  • Hallsport Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hallsport Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport Cemetery
  • Kenyon Road Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Kenyon Road Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon Road Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Bellamy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy Cemetery
  • Whitesville Rural Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Fulmer Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fulmer Valley Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulmer Valley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Trapping Brook Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
    • North Bingham Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The North Bingham Cemetery is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham Cemetery
    • Spring Mills Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Spring Mills Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • Independence Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Independence Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
    • Knights Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Knights Creek Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Creek Cemetery
    • Allentown Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Valley Brook Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Valley Brook Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook Cemetery
    • Dyke Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Dyke Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Graves Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Graves Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Genesee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Genesee is located in Potter County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
  • Paynesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Paynesville is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
  • Hallsport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hallsport is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
  • Stannards
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Stannards is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
  • Wellsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ellisburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ellisburg is located in Potter County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
  • West Bingham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • West Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
  • North Bingham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • North Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
  • Whitesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Independence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Independence is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Dyke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Dyke is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
  • Petrolia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Petrolia is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Pikeville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Pikeville is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
    • Alma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Alma is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Chrystal
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Chrystal is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
    • Oswayo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Oswayo is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Elm Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
    • Allentown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Vosburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Vosburg is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
    • Sawyer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Sawyer is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
    • Andover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Honeoye
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Honeoye is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
    • Coneville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Coneville is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
    • Gold
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Gold is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
    • Newfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Newfield is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
    • Ulysses
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Graves 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 Graves Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Graves 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 Graves Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2544287  (Graves Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2544287 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: 483 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wellsville South
      • Location given for Graves Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.0236111     Lon: -77.9069444
      • 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- Graves 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.