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A visit to the Indian Opening 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 Indian Opening Cemetery ...

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

42.9053, -75.5183

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

The Indian Opening Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.

The county seat for Madison County is located in Wampsville. Wampsville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Indian Opening Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Indian Opening Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Indian Opening Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Meeting House Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Barber Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Barber Cemetery is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
  • Bridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bridge Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Cemetery
  • Cummings Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cummings Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Pine Woods Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pine Woods Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Morrisville Rural Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Morrisville Rural Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Rural Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Morrisville Rural Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Morrisville.
    • The Morrisville Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Valley View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2306069 <5>
  • Eaton Village Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Madison Street Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Cole Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cole Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Hill Cemetery
    • Tarrytown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Tarrytown Cemetery is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown Cemetery
    • Thistle Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Thistle Cemetery is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle Cemetery
    • O'Toole Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The O'Toole Cemetery is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Toole Cemetery
    • Knoxboro - Augusta Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Munnsville Village Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Davis Corners Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Davis Corners Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corners Cemetery
    • Morrisville Rural Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Morrisville Rural Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Rural Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Morrisville Rural Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Morrisville.
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Colgate Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Colgate Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colgate Cemetery
    • North Brookfield Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Bernards Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Bernards Cemetery is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernards 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 Indian Opening Cemetery.

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

  • Madison
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Solsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bouckville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pine Woods is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
  • Pecksport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pecksport is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
  • Oriskany Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pratts
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pratts is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
  • Morrisville Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Morrisville Station is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Station
  • Augusta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Augusta is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Pratts Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pratts Hollow is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Hollow
  • Hamilton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stockwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Stockwell is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Munns
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Munns is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
    • Munnsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Morrisville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • West Eaton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Eaton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Eaton
    • Randallsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Randallsville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
    • East Hamilton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • East Hamilton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
    • Sangerfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Waterville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hamilton Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
    • Valley Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
    • Siloam
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Siloam is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Peterboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • South Hamilton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • South Hamilton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton

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 Indian Opening Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Indian Opening Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Indian Opening Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Madison 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 Indian Opening Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2353132  (Indian Opening Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2353132 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: Madison
      • Est. Elev: 366 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Munnsville
      • Location given for Indian Opening Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.9052778     Lon: -75.5183333
      • 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 Madison, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Indian Opening 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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