A visit to the Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mecklenburg Cemetery:
42.4586, -76.7058
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mecklenburg Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mecklenburg Cemetery is located in Schuyler County<2>.
The county seat for Schuyler County is located in Watkins Glen. Watkins Glen lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Mecklenburg Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mecklenburg Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Mecklenburg Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mecklenburg Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McIntyre Settlement Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- County Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Reynoldsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Reynoldsville Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville Cemetery
- Christian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Rumsey Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rumsey Hill Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey Hill Cemetery
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
- Rolfe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rolfe Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolfe Cemetery
- Bennetsburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bennetsburg Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetsburg Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Cronk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cronk Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronk Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Connecticut Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Turnbulls Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodward Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- The Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trumansburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64733 <5>
- Burdett Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Sebring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sebring Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring Cemetery
- Budd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Budd Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mecklenburg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mecklenburg Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mecklenburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Perry City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cayutaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
- Bennettsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
- Searsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Jacksonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Taughannock Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
- Trumansburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Logan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Logan is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Burdett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hector
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Odessa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
- Former names for Watkins Glen:
- Jefferson
- Salubria
- Watkins
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <6>
- Montour Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Catharine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Alpine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Hill is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Ithaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Myers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Myers is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- East Ithaca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ithaca
- Cayuga Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Lansing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Interlaken
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Interlaken is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Former names for Interlaken:
- Farmer Village
- Farmer
- Farmerville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlaken <6>
- Glenora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glenora is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Reading Center
(11 miles [17.7 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 Mecklenburg Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Schuyler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mecklenburg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burdett
- Ithaca
- Montour Falls
- Newfield
- Odessa
- Trumansburg
- Watkins Glen
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 helpful 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 Mecklenburg Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Schuyler 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 Mecklenburg Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2514462 (Mecklenburg Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2514462 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: Schuyler
- Est. Elev: 359 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mecklenburg
- Location given for Mecklenburg Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4586111 Lon: -76.7058333
- 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 Schuyler, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mecklenburg 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. |