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A visit to the McKinstry 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 McKinstry Cemetery ...

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

42.4678, -78.5089

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

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

The county seat for Cattaraugus County is located in Little Valley. Little Valley lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southwest of the McKinstry Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the McKinstry Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the McKinstry Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Delavan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Delavan Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan Cemetery
    • The Delavan Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Maple Dale Cemetery
    • Maplehurst Cemetery
    • Yorkshire Center Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65204 <5>
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Riceville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Elton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Elton Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton Cemetery
  • Yorkshire Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Holland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Holland Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
  • Siloam Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Siloam Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
    • The Siloam Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hooper Corners Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66299 <5>
  • Arcade Rural Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Arcade Rural Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade Rural Cemetery
  • St.s Peter & Paul's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sardinia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Sardinia Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia Cemetery
  • Thomas Corners Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Thomas Corners Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Corners Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Kimball Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Kimball Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Sandusky Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
      • The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
      • St. Johns RC Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65989 <5>
    • Ten Broeck Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Salem Welsh Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Salem Welsh Church Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Welsh Church Cemetery
      • The Salem Welsh Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Salem Cemetery
      • Salem Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640270 <5>
    • Schwartz Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Farmersville Center Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Farmersville Center Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville Center Cemetery
      • The Farmersville Center Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Farmersville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #654369 <5>
    • Freedom Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Freedom Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McKinstry Cemetery.

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

  • Delevan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <6>
  • Machias
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Elton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
  • Yorkshire
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
  • Arcade
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bird
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
  • Springville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Franklinville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Protection
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Protection is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
  • Fairview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Fairview is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Dutchtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Dutchtown is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
  • Footes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Footes is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footes
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Curriers
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Curriers is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers
    • Brooklyn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Brooklyn is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Concord
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Concord is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Holland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Morton Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Morton Corners is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corners
    • Rushford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Java Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Java Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Wyandale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wyandale is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandale
    • Ellicottville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bliss
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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 McKinstry 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 McKinstry 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 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 McKinstry 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 McKinstry Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #956818  (McKinstry Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #956818 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: 515 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: West Valley
      • Location given for McKinstry Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.4678408     Lon: -78.5089101
      • 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McKinstry 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.