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A visit to the Machpelah 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 Machpelah Cemetery ...

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

42.9878, -77.9831

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

The Machpelah Cemetery is located in Genesee County<2>.

The county seat for Genesee County is located in Batavia. Batavia lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of the Machpelah Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Machpelah Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Machpelah Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Langworthy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Langworthy Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy Cemetery
  • Myrtle Street Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Myrtle Street Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Street Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Myrtle Street Cemetery is located in Le Roy.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1949410 <5>
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
  • East Main Street Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jug City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jug City Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug City Cemetery
  • Van Allen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Van Allen Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Allen Cemetery
  • Ft. Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Ft. Hill Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Hill Cemetery
  • Thwing Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Thwing Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thwing Cemetery
  • Randall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Randall Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
  • Morganville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Morganville Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville Cemetery
  • Stafford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Stafford Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
  • Stone Church Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Walkers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Walkers Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Cemetery
    • Pavilion Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Maple Lawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Maple Lawn Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lawn Cemetery
    • Mumford Rural Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Mumford Rural Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford Rural Cemetery
    • Fargo Road Pioneer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Caledonia Rural Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mt. Rest Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Rest Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Rest Cemetery
    • Byron Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Byron Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron Cemetery
    • Sodom Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sodom Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom Cemetery
    • Warner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Warner Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Cemetery
    • East Bethany Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The East Bethany Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethany Cemetery
    • Oakta Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Oakta Valley Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakta Valley Cemetery
    • Job Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Job Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Job Cemetery
    • St. Columbus Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The St. Columbus Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Columbus Cemetery
    • Riga Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Riga Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga Cemetery
    • St. Brigids Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Machpelah Cemetery.

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

  • Le Roy
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fort Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
  • Limerock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Limerock is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
  • Morganville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Morganville is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
  • Stafford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pavilion Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
  • South Byron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • South Byron is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
  • Caledonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mumford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pavilion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Belcoda
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Belcoda is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcoda
  • Riga
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Riga is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bergen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jericon Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
    • Inverness
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Inverness is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • Covington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Covington is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Craigs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Craigs is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
    • York
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • York is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Garbutt
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Garbutt is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
    • Clifton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Clifton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Churchville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Peoria
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Peoria is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Batavia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • East Alexander
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • East Alexander is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
    • West Bethany
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • West Bethany is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethany
    • Linden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Linden is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Scottsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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 Machpelah Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Genesee County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Machpelah Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Genesee 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 Machpelah Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #956231  (Machpelah Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #956231 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: Genesee
      • Est. Elev: 252 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Le Roy
      • Location given for Machpelah Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.9878388     Lon: -77.9830667
      • 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 Genesee, 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- Machpelah 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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