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A visit to the Hortontown 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 Hortontown Cemetery ...

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

43.1881, -76.3869

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

The Hortontown Cemetery is located in Onondaga County<2>.

The county seat for Onondaga County is located in Syracuse. Syracuse lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Hortontown Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hortontown Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Hortontown Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Jacksonville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Jacksonville Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Cemetery
  • Old Presbyterian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Plainville Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Plainville Rural Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville Rural Cemetery
    • The Plainville Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Plainville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229450 <5>
  • Rouse Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rouse Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouse Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Chase Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lysander Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Lysander Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander Cemetery
  • Adams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
  • Kingdom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Kingdom Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Cemetery
  • Pendergast Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hinmansville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hinmansville Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hinmansville Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Hinmansville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2212777 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Merritt Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Merritt Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
    • Sears Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Sears Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Cemetery
    • Myrtle Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Myrtle Grove Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove Cemetery
    • Belgium Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Belgium Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium Cemetery
      • The Belgium Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Bridge Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2225541 <5>
    • Phoenix Rural Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Phoenix Pioneer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • White Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The White Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
    • Marble Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Marble Ridge Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Ridge Cemetery
    • Ionia Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Ionia Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hortontown Cemetery.

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

  • Little Utica
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
  • Wrights Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wrights Corners is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
  • Jacksonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Plainville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Baldwinsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lysander
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
  • South Granby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • South Granby is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
  • Hinmansville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
  • Village Green
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Village Green is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
  • Phoenix
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacks Reef
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
  • Van Buren
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Van Buren is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Seneca Knolls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Seneca Knolls is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Knolls
    • Meridian
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Memphis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Warners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Warners is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners
    • Bowens Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
    • Lakeside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeside is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Euclid
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Euclid is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Pennellville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ingalls Crossing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
    • Ira
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Jordan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeland is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
    • Sand Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
    • Fulton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cato
      (9 miles [14.5 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 Hortontown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Onondaga County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hortontown 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 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 Hortontown Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Onondaga 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 Hortontown Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2542149  (Hortontown Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2542149 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: Onondaga
      • Est. Elev: 149 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lysander
      • Location given for Hortontown Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.1880556     Lon: -76.3869444
      • 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 Onondaga, 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 from Point A (ie- Hortontown 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.
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