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Introduction ...

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 Murdock Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.0070°   (42° 0' 25")

Lon:   -77.5115°   (-77° 30' 41")

The Murdock Cemetery is located in Steuben County<1>.

The county seat for Steuben County is located in Bath. Bath lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Murdock Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Murdock Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Steuben 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 Murdock 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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Murdock Cemetery.

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

    • South Troupsburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Troupsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
      • South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County
    • Austinburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
      • Austinburg is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Cowanesque
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
      • Cowanesque is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Knoxville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Knoxville is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <4>
    • North Fork
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
      • North Fork is located in Potter County (PA)
    • Westfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jasper
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Harrison Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
      • Harrison Valley is located in Potter County (PA)
    • Potter Brook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
      • Potter Brook is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Osceola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Osceola is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Rexville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
      • Elkland is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <4>
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Hedgesville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedgesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
        • Hedgesville is located in Steuben County
      • Hector
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
        • Hector is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Greenwood
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • North Bingham
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
        • North Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Rathbone
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
        • Rathbone is located in Steuben County
      • Whitesville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • South Canisteo
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Canisteo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canisteo
        • South Canisteo is located in Steuben County
      • Ulysses
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunderlinville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunderlinville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
        • Sunderlinville is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Gurnee
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gurnee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
        • Gurnee is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Keeneyville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
        • Keeneyville is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Cameron Mills
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cameron
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Independence
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
        • Independence is located in Allegany County

    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 Murdock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Steuben County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Murdock Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Clark Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Potter Street Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Potter Street Cemetery is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Street Cemetery
    • Plank Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Plank Cemetery is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plank Cemetery
    • Red Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Red Cemetery is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Cemetery
    • Chenango Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chenango Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chenango Cemetery is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chenango Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Young Hickory Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Hickory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Young Hickory Cemetery is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Hickory Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Champlin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Knoxville Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1451645 <6>
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Steuben County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      • Kelly Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kelly Cemetery is located in Steuben County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
      • Krusen Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krusen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Krusen Cemetery is located in Tioga County (PA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krusen Cemetery
      • Carpenter Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Tioga County (PA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Cemetery
      • Norway Ridge Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norway Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Norway Ridge Cemetery is located in Steuben County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norway Ridge Cemetery
      • Highup Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Highup Cemetery is located in Steuben County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highup Cemetery
      • West Union Mennonite Church Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Taylor Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Taylor Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Tioga County (PA)
        • The Taylor Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Holden Brook Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46455 <6>
      • Woodhull Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • The Woodhull Cemetery is located in Steuben County
        • The Woodhull Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Woodhull Village Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodhull Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #195261 <6>
      • Five Corners Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Five Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Five Corners Cemetery is located in Steuben County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Five Corners 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 Murdock Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2547963  (Murdock Private Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2547963 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: Troupsburg
      • County: Steuben         Elev: 430
      • Location given for GNIS #2547963 (Murdock Private Cemetery)

    The official website for Steuben County: www.steubencony.org/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Steuben, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Murdock Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0070, Longitude: -77.5115    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <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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