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A visit to the Messina Springs 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 Messina Springs Cemetery ...

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

43.0697, -76.0928

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

The Messina Springs Cemetery is located in Onondaga County<2>.

The county seat for Onondaga County is located in Syracuse. Syracuse lies just to the west southwest of the Messina Springs Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Messina Springs Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Messina Springs Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Assumption Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66074 <5>
  • DeWitt Cemetery - Old Section
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • DeWitt Cemetery - New Section
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • White Chapel Memory Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Collamer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Collamer Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer Cemetery
  • Taft Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Taft Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Cemetery
  • First Ward Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The First Ward Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Ward Cemetery
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Syracuse.
    • The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Morningside Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65510 <5>
  • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
    • North Syracuse Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Frumah Packard Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Temple Adath Yeshurun Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • St.s Peter and Paul Russion Orthodox Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Workmen's Circle Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ahavath Achim Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Ahavath Achim Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahavath Achim Cemetery
      • The Ahavath Achim Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Jamesville Gate Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221156 <5>
    • Anshe Sfard Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Chevra Shas Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Chevra Shas Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevra Shas Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chevra Shas Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Syracuse.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2214388 <5>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Messina Springs Cemetery.

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

  • Eastwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Eastwood is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
  • East Syracuse
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
  • Lyncourt
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lyncourt is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyncourt
  • De Witt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • De Witt is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
  • Syracuse
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mattydale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyndon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lyndon is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
  • North Syracuse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
  • Minoa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <6>
  • Galeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Galeville is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeville
  • Jamesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fayetteville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Westvale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Westvale is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westvale
    • Nedrow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Liverpool
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Solvay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Fairmount
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Fairmount is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Manlius
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirkville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lakeland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Lakeland is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
    • Sentinel Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Sentinel Heights is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Heights
    • Eagle Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
    • Mycenae
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
    • Clay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Tall Pines Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
    • Bridgeport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Lakeside is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside

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 Messina Springs Cemetery. The following communities are located in Onondaga County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Messina Springs Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Onondaga 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 Messina Springs Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2542186  (Messina Springs Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2542186 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: Onondaga
      • Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Syracuse East
      • Location given for Messina Springs Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.0697222     Lon: -76.0927778
      • 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 Onondaga, 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- Messina Springs 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.