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A visit to the Merritt 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 Merritt Cemetery ...

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

43.2437, -76.4560

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

The Merritt Cemetery is located in Oswego County<2>.

The county seat for Oswego County is located in Oswego. Oswego lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north of the Merritt Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Merritt Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Merritt Cemetery.<4>

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

  • White Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The White Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
  • Lysander Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Lysander Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander Cemetery
  • Jacksonville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Jacksonville Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Cemetery
  • Mosher Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Mosher Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosher Cemetery
  • Old Presbyterian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Granby Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Granby Center Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center Cemetery
  • Ferris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ferris Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris Cemetery
  • Marble Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Marble Ridge Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Ridge Cemetery
  • Plainville Rural Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Plainville Rural Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville Rural Cemetery
    • The Plainville Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Plainville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229450 <5>
  • Hortontown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hortontown Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortontown Cemetery
  • Chase Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hinmansville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Hinmansville Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hinmansville Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Hinmansville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2212777 <5>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Mt. Adnah Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hannibal Center Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Dutton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Dutton Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton Cemetery
    • Meridian Village Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairdale Rural Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Adams Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Adams Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
    • Pendergast Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sixteenth Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sixteenth Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteenth Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Merritt Cemetery.

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

  • Lysander
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
  • Jacksonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • South Granby
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • South Granby is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
  • Bowens Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
  • Little Utica
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
  • Ira
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ira is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
  • Plainville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wrights Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Wrights Corners is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
  • Hinmansville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
  • Fulton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Granby Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Granby Center is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
  • Meridian
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ingalls Crossing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
    • Fairdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairdale is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
    • Cato
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Phoenix
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Baldwinsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hannibal
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pennellville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • North Victory
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
    • Victory
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Jacks Reef
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
    • Village Green
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Village Green is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
    • Drakes Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Drakes Corner is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Corner
    • Mount Pleasant
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Minetto
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Merritt Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oswego County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Merritt 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 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 Merritt Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Oswego 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 Merritt Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #957012  (Merritt Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #957012 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: Oswego
      • Est. Elev: 121 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lysander
      • Location given for Merritt Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.2436792     Lon: -76.4560486
      • 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 Oswego, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Merritt 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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