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A visit to the Limestone 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 Limestone Cemetery ...

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

42.0364, -78.6339

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

The Limestone Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County<2>.

The county seat for Cattaraugus County is located in Little Valley. Little Valley lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Limestone Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Limestone Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Limestone Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • St. Bernards Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The St. Bernards Cemetery is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernards Cemetery
  • Willow Dale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kill Buck Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Kill Buck Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kill Buck Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Wildwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • St. Bonaventure Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Allegany Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Allegany Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegany Cemetery
    • The Allegany Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Allegany Protestant Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63838 <5>
  • Ellicott Street Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Rixford Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rixford Cemetery is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford Cemetery
  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. View Cemetery
  • Green Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Green Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Crawford Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fivemile Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fivemile Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Cemetery
    • Willoughby Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Chamberlain Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Chamberlain Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Cemetery
    • B'nai B'rith Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The B'nai B'rith Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai B'rith Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Humphrey Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
    • St. Pacificus Catholic Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Pacificus Catholic Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pacificus Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pacificus Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Humphrey.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2256611 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Limestone Cemetery.

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

  • Limestone
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • New Ireland ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • New Ireland is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
    • New Ireland has also been known as:
    • Irish Town
    • Little Ireland
  • Tuna
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Tuna is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuna
  • Chipmunk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chipmunk is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipmunk
  • Foster Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Foster Brook is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Brook
  • Harrisburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Harrisburg is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Carrollton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Carrollton is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Bradford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Derrick City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilmore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilmore is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
  • Sawyer City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sawyer City is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer City
  • Dallas City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dallas City is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Kill Buck
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Degolia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Degolia is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degolia
    • Summit
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Rock City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Four Mile
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
    • Saint Bonaventure
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Allegany
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Custer City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Duke Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Duke Center is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
    • Salamanca
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rew
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rew is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rew
    • Rixford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rixford is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
    • Olean
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Olean is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <6>
    • Peth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Peth is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peth

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 Limestone Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cattaraugus County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Limestone Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Cattaraugus 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 Limestone Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2554931  (Limestone Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2554931 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: Cattaraugus
      • Est. Elev: 426 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Limestone
      • Location given for Limestone Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.0363889     Lon: -78.6338889
      • 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 Cattaraugus, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Limestone 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.