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A visit to the Merrifield Cemetery ...


The location of the Merrifield Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Merrifield Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <2> website: The Merrifield Cemetery (FG ID #2476196)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Merrifield Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   42.6969°   (42° 41' 48")

Lon:   -77.0519°   (-77° 3' 6")

The Merrifield Cemetery is located in Yates County<3>.

The county seat for Yates County is located in Penn Yan. Penn Yan lies just to the south of the Merrifield Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Merrifield Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Yates County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Merrifield Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Merrifield Cemetery.

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

    • Benton Center
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County
    • Penn Yan
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Seneca Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
      • Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
    • Yatesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
      • Yatesville is located in Yates County
    • Dresden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Angus
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
      • Angus is located in Yates County
    • Bellona
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellona
      • Bellona is located in Yates County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellona <5>
    • Keuka Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hall
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Potter
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Potter is located in Yates County
    • Himrod
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gorham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Billsboro
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
        • Billsboro is located in Ontario County
      • Willard
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Rushville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Barrington
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
        • Barrington is located in Yates County
      • Flint
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
        • Flint is located in Ontario County
      • Ovid
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
        • Ovid is located in Seneca County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <5>
      • Romulus
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Dundee
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
        • Dundee is located in Yates County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <5>
      • Lodi
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
        • Lodi is located in Seneca County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <5>
      • Geneva
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Italy
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
        • Italy is located in Yates County
      • Border City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Border City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
        • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Cottage City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
        • Cottage City is located in Ontario County
      • Vine Valley
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
        • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
      • Seneca Castle
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

    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 Merrifield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yates County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Dundee
      • Dundee lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Merrifield Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dundee.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Geneva
      • Geneva lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Merrifield Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Geneva.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Gorham
      • Gorham lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Merrifield Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gorham.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
    • Lodi
      • Lodi lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Merrifield Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lodi.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • Ovid
      • Ovid lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the East (E) of the Merrifield Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ovid.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
    • Penn Yan
    • Romulus
    • Rushville

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Merrifield Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Benton Rural Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cole Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cole Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Cole Cemetery is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cole Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64242 <2>
    • St. Michael's RC Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michael's RC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Michael's RC Cemetery is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael's RC Cemetery
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lake View Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Alcott Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Briggs Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Briggs Cemetery is located in Yates County
      • The Briggs Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Southwest Benton Rural Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briggs Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64028 <2>
    • Barden / Page Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Barden / Page Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Barden / Page Cemetery is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barden / Page Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2535148 <2>
    • Voak Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Voak Cemetery is located in Yates County
      • The Voak Cemetery has also been known as:
      • John Voak Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Voak Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2240674 <2>
    • Yatesville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hopeton Corners Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Bellona Cemetery (Old)
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bellona Cemetery (Old). Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Bellona Cemetery (Old) is located in Yates County
        • The Bellona Cemetery (Old) has also been known as:
        • North Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellona Cemetery (Old)
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2309054 <2>
      • Bellona Cemetery (New)
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Sutherland Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutherland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Yates County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutherland Cemetery
      • Keuka Park Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keuka Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Keuka Park Cemetery is located in Yates County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keuka Park Cemetery
      • Second Milo Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Second Milo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Second Milo Cemetery is located in Yates County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Second Milo Cemetery
      • Angus Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Angus Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Angus Cemetery is located in Yates County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Angus Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63852 <2>
      • Barnes Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Ontario County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery

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

    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 Merrifield Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2514516  (Merrifield Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2514516 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Penn Yan
      • County: Yates         Elev: 264
      • Location given for GNIS #2514516 (Merrifield Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2476196

    The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

    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>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.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Yates, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Merrifield Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6969, Longitude: -77.0519       In this case, the coordinates for the Merrifield Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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