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A visit to the McDonald 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 McDonald Cemetery ...

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

44.3323, -75.7925

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

The McDonald Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Watertown. Watertown lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the south southwest of the McDonald Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the McDonald Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the McDonald Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Barnes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
  • Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
  • Redwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Highland Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Highland Park Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park Cemetery
  • St. Cyriel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Cyriel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cyriel Cemetery
  • Rarick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rarick Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rarick Cemetery
  • Church Street Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Church Street Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Street Cemetery
  • Houghton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Houghton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Cemetery
  • Vrooman Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Vrooman Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Vrooman Hill Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Theresa.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157246 <5>
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Omar Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Omar Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar Cemetery
    • Hinman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hinman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinman Cemetery
    • Fineview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fineview Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fineview Cemetery
    • Hammond Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hammond Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
    • Escott Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Orleans Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Orleans Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cemetery
    • Kelsey Bridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Kelsey Bridge Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey Bridge Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 35 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McDonald Cemetery.

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

  • Redwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Browns Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Browns Corners is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corners
  • Schermerhorn Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Schermerhorn Landing is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schermerhorn Landing
  • Alexandria Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Narrows
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
  • Rockport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Theresa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Oxbow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Larue Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mallorytown Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hammond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <6>
  • Holland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • Darlingside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Omar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Omar is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
    • Wegatchie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Wegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegatchie
    • North Hammond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • North Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hammond
    • Escott
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escott
    • Waterton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
    • Mitchellville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Selton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selton
    • Ivy Lea
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Lea
    • Thousand Island Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Orleans Four Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Orleans Four Corners is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Four Corners
    • Quabbin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quabbin
    • La Fargeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Philadelphia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Antwerp
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mallorytown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Somerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
    • Elmdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Elmdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
    • Rockfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Tilley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilley
    • Union
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Lansdowne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ebenezer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer

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 McDonald Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 McDonald Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Jefferson 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 McDonald Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #956750  (McDonald Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #956750 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: Jefferson
      • Est. Elev: 90 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Redwood
      • Location given for McDonald Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.3322771     Lon: -75.7924521
      • 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 Jefferson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McDonald 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.