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A visit to the Myrtle 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 Myrtle Cemetery ...

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

43.5317, -75.8224

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

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

The county seat for Oswego County is located in Oswego. Oswego lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<3> to the west of the Myrtle Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Myrtle Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Myrtle Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Johnson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Salmon River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenboro Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Greenboro Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenboro Cemetery
  • Chateaugay Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Chateaugay Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay Cemetery
  • Pekin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Pekin Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin Cemetery
  • Graves Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Graves Cemetery is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gregory Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64722 <5>
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Madison Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Madison Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
      • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Williamstown Cemetery
      • Williamstown Fairview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64502 <5>
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Gilbert Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Gilbert Hill Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Hill Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Potter Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Potter Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
    • White Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The White Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
    • Happy Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Happy Valley Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley Cemetery
    • Phelps Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Phelps Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Phelps Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Sandy Creek.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65624 <5>
    • Stowell Drive Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Stowell Drive Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell Drive 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 Myrtle Cemetery.

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

  • Redfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Osceola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Osceola is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Kasoag
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kasoag is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
  • Chateaugay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
  • Leisher Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
  • Orwell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Altmar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Smartville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Smartville is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
  • Albion Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Albion Center is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
  • Richland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Michigan Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
  • Dugway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Dugway is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • West Amboy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • West Amboy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
    • Camden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lacona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Worth Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
    • Parkers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Parkers is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
    • Sandy Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pulaski
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Graftons Square
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Graftons Square is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graftons Square
    • Parish
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Elpis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Elpis is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
    • Lorraine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Point Rock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Point Rock is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
    • Mohawk Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
    • Rector
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rector is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
    • Mannsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Worth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Worth is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth

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 Myrtle 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 Myrtle Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Myrtle 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 Myrtle Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #958237  (Myrtle Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #958237 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: 286 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Redfield
      • Location given for Myrtle Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.5317368     Lon: -75.8224126
      • 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Myrtle 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.