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A visit to the Lyons Rural 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 Lyons Rural Cemetery ...

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

43.0959, -77.0208

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

The Lyons Rural Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Lyons. Lyons lies just to the southeast of the Lyons Rural Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lyons Rural Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Lyons Rural Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
  • Rural Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rural Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
  • Zurich Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Zurich Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich Cemetery
  • Glerum Farm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Glerum Farm Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glerum Farm Cemetery
  • Fairville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fairville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville Cemetery
  • South Lyons Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lock Berlin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Lock Berlin Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Berlin Cemetery
  • Barton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Barton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
  • Newark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • East Newark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Houser Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Old Houser Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Houser Cemetery
  • Newark State School Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Newark State School Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark State School Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Newark State School Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Newark.
    • The Newark State School Cemetery has also been known as:
    • NDC Potters Field
    • NDC State School Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2451516 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Marbletown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Marbletown Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown Cemetery
    • Creager Bridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Sodus Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The South Sodus Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus Cemetery
    • Culver Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Hopkins Burying Ground
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Parker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
    • East Palmyra Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The East Palmyra Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra Cemetery
    • Purchase Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Purchase Cemetery is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lyons Rural Cemetery.

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

  • Lyons
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mud Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
  • Fairville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
  • Wayne Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
  • South Sodus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
  • Newark
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • East Palmyra
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
  • Port Gibson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Thompson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Thompson is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
  • Clyde
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • York
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • York is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • Sodus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Phelps
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Marion
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Palmyra
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Clifton Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • West Junius
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • West Junius is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
    • Huron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Marquart Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
    • Yellow Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
    • Melvin Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
    • Sodus Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Williamson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Huddle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Huddle is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
    • Manchester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dobbins Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
    • Tyre
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • South Butler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
    • Wolcott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • North Huron
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • North Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
    • Walworth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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 Lyons Rural Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.

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

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #956206  (Lyons Rural Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #956206 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: 133 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Newark
      • Location given for Lyons Rural Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.0958973     Lon: -77.020803
      • 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lyons Rural 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.