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A visit to the Lemuel Durfee Burying Ground ...

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 Lemuel Durfee Burying Ground ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lemuel Durfee Burying Ground:

43.0938, -77.2321

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

The Lemuel Durfee Burying Ground is located in Wayne County<2>.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Lyons. Lyons lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Lemuel Durfee Burying Ground .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lemuel Durfee Burying Ground.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Lemuel Durfee Burying Ground.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lemuel Durfee Burying Ground, with the nearest first.

  • Langdon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Langdon Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon Cemetery
  • Swift Burying Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Swift Burying Ground is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Burying Ground
  • Palmyra Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Palmyra Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra Cemetery
    • The Palmyra Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Palmyra Village Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #738677 <5>
  • St. Anne's RC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The St. Anne's RC Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anne's RC Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anne's RC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Palmyra.
    • The St. Anne's RC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Anne's Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #762731 <5>
  • Walworth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Walworth Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walworth Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Galloway Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Galloway Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
  • Hopkins Burying Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Macedon Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Macedon Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • East Palmyra Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The East Palmyra Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra Cemetery
  • Culver Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Parker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
    • Marion Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Upper Corners Graveyard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Hall Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Hall Center Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Center Cemetery
    • Finley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Finley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
    • Baker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
    • Coopers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Coopers Cemetery is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Cemetery
    • Port Gibson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Port Gibson Cemetery is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Gibson 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 Lemuel Durfee Burying Ground.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lemuel Durfee Burying Ground, with the nearest first:

  • Marquart Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
  • Yellow Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
  • Palmyra
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Huddle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Huddle is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
  • East Palmyra
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
  • Walworth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Macedon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Macedon Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
  • Port Gibson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Newark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mud Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Fairville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
    • Manchester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lincoln
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Orchard Grove Village Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ontario
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Shortsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Williamson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Clifton Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fruitland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fruitland is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Fairport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Victor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Phelps
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeside is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Lyons
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Webster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Penfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • East Rochester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people

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 Lemuel Durfee Burying Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lemuel Durfee Burying Ground.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Lemuel Durfee Burying Ground:

  • 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 Lemuel Durfee Burying Ground:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2494581  (Lemuel Durfee Burying Ground)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2494581 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: 160 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Palmyra
      • Location given for Lemuel Durfee Burying Ground:
      • Lat: 43.0938     Lon: -77.2321
      • 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' (or 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- Lemuel Durfee Burying Ground) 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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