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


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 Old Burying Ground ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Burying Ground

Lat:   43.0529°   (43° 3' 10")

Lon:   -77.4717°   (-77° 28' 18")

The Old Burying Ground is located in Monroe County<2>.

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Rochester. Rochester lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Old Burying Ground .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Old Burying Ground:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Monroe 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 Old Burying Ground 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 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Burying Ground.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Burying Ground, with the nearest first.

    • Fairport
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pittsford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Rochester
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
    • Mendon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Victor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
      • Victor is located in Ontario County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <4>
    • Penfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
      • Penfield is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penfield <4>
    • Ford Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
      • Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
    • Brighton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Monroe County
    • Ridgeland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
      • Ridgeland is located in Monroe County
    • Henrietta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Macedon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macedon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
      • Macedon is located in Wayne County
      • Estimated population in 2017: 1,462 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macedon <4>
    • Macedon Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
      • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Rush
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Moran Corner
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
        • Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Honeoye Falls
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Rochester
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • West Henrietta
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Henrietta
        • West Henrietta is located in Monroe County
      • Manns Corner
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
        • Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
      • West Bloomfield
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
        • West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Holcomb
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holcomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb
        • Holcomb is located in Ontario County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holcomb <4>
      • Glen Haven
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
        • Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
      • Yellow Mills
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
        • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
      • East Bloomfield
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
        • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Marquart Village
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marquart Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
        • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
      • Huddle
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
        • Huddle is located in Wayne County
      • Walworth
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lincoln
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
        • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
      • Webster
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
        • Webster is located in Monroe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,723 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <4>

    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 Old Burying Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Burying Ground.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Old Burying Ground.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Burying Ground, with the nearest first.

    • East Street Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Street Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Street Cemetery
    • White Haven Memorial Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Haven Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Haven Memorial Park is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Haven Memorial Park
    • Perinton Center Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perinton Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Perinton Center Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perinton Center Cemetery
    • Perinton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Perinton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perinton Cemetery
    • Pittsford Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer Burying Ground
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pioneer Burying Ground is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Burying Ground
    • Old Mendon Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Mendon Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Mendon Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Mendon.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mendon Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255043 <6>
    • Parks Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Parks Cemetery is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parks Cemetery
    • Mason Road Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mason Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mason Road Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mason Road Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Mary's RC Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #151654 <6>
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Greenvale Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenvale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenvale Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenvale Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Porters Corners Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mendon Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • The Mendon Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mendon Cemetery
      • South Perinton Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Perinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The South Perinton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Perinton Cemetery
      • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
      • Miller Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • The Miller Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Chamberlain Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chamberlain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chamberlain Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chamberlain Cemetery
      • Taylor Road Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • St. Patrick Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Victor Village Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Victor Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Victor Village Cemetery is located in Ontario County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Victor Village Cemetery
      • Union Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Union Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Elmwood Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery

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

    The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecounty.gov/

    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>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Burying Ground. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0529, Longitude: -77.4717       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Burying Ground have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <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.




 

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