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A visit to the Joy 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 Joy Cemetery ...

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

43.1911, -77.0907

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

The Joy Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Lyons. Lyons lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Joy Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Joy Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Joy Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sodus Rural Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Sodus Rural Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus Rural Cemetery
  • Gilbert Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
  • Zurich Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Zurich Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich Cemetery
  • Old Mill Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Centenary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Centenary Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary Cemetery
  • Sherman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Sherman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
  • Glerum Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Glerum Farm Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glerum Farm Cemetery
  • Brick Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Brick Church Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
  • Upper Corners Graveyard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Upper Corners Graveyard is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Corners Graveyard
    • The Upper Corners Graveyard has also been known as:
    • Upper Corners Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66576 <5>
  • Marion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Marion Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Cemetery
    • The Marion Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Marion Village Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1182755 <5>
  • Fairville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Fairville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • South Sodus Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The South Sodus Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus Cemetery
    • Kitchen Burial Plot
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Kitchen Burial Plot is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchen Burial Plot
    • Bushnell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Bushnell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell Cemetery
    • Swales Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Swales Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales Cemetery
    • Barton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Barton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
    • Espenschied Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Espenschied Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espenschied Cemetery
    • Ridge Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hopkins Burying Ground
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Culver Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Culver Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Culver Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of East Palmyra.
      • The Culver Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sanford Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64313 <5>
    • Parker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
    • Lyons Rural Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lyons Rural Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Rural Cemetery
    • York Settlement Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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 Joy Cemetery.

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

  • Sodus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fairville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
  • South Sodus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
  • Williamson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wayne Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
  • York
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • York is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • Sodus Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pultneyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • East Palmyra
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
  • Mud Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
  • Walworth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Newark
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Orchard Grove Village Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ontario
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Huddle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Huddle is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
    • Marquart Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
    • Lyons
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Palmyra
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Gibson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Huron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • North Huron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
    • Yellow Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
    • Fruitland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Fruitland is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Lincoln
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln

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 Joy Cemetery. The following communities are located in Wayne County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Joy 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 professional and volunteer 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 Joy Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Wayne 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 Joy Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2494728  (Joy Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2494728 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: Wayne
      • Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sodus
      • Location given for Joy Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.1911     Lon: -77.0907
      • 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 Wayne, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Joy 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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