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A visit to the Letts 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 Letts Cemetery ...

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

43.1678, -78.4070

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

The Letts Cemetery is located in Orleans County<2>.

The county seat for Orleans County is located in Albion. Albion lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Letts Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Letts Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Letts Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Weatherwax Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Weatherwax Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherwax Cemetery
  • Fletcher Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Shelby Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Shelby Center Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Center Cemetery
  • Swart Culver Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Swart Culver Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swart Culver Cemetery
  • North Shelby Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The North Shelby Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shelby Cemetery
  • Hageman Farm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hageman Farm Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman Farm Cemetery
  • St. Stephens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
  • Ketchem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Ketchem Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchem Cemetery
  • Alabama Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Alabama Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Cemetery
  • Millville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Maple Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Maple Ridge Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Boxwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Levalley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Levalley Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levalley Cemetery
    • Gilbert Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
    • Reed Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
    • East Shelby Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The East Shelby Cemetery is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shelby Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • West Ridgeway Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The West Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridgeway Cemetery
    • Royalton Mt. Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • St. Michaels Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Long House Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Long House Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long House Cemetery
    • Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Nichols Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Nichols Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Letts Cemetery.

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

  • Lakewood Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
  • Medina
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Alabama
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Alabama is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
  • Middleport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheatville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheatville is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
  • Basom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jeddo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jeddo is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
  • West Barre
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • West Barre is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
  • Johnson Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnson Creek is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
  • Reynales Basin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Reynales Basin is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynales Basin
  • Dysinger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Dysinger is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
  • Gasport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Indian Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
    • Oakfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Eagle Harbor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
    • Hartland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hartland is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • North Pembroke
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
    • Lyndonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Akron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Millers
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Millers is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
    • Albion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kenyonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kenyonville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyonville
    • Rapids
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rapids is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
    • County Line
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • County Line is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
    • Akron Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Akron Junction is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
    • Ridgewood Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
    • Elba
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Elba is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <6>
    • South Barre
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • South Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
    • Gaines
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Gaines is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
    • North Hartland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • North Hartland is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland

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 Letts Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Orleans County.

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

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Orleans 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 Letts Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #955186  (Letts Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #955186 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: Orleans
      • Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Medina
      • Location given for Letts Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.1678363     Lon: -78.4069682
      • 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 Orleans, 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- Letts 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.