A visit to the Old Fort 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 Old Fort Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Fort Cemetery:
42.6620, -77.1839
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Fort Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Fort Cemetery is located in Yates County<2>.
The county seat for Yates County is located in Penn Yan. Penn Yan lies just to the east of the Old Fort Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Fort Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Old Fort Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Fort Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Friend's Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nettle Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Yatesville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Briggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Briggs Cemetery is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Cemetery
- The Briggs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Southwest Benton Rural Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64028 <5>
- Branchport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Branchport Cemetery is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchport Cemetery
- Sutherland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
- Middlesex Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Middlesex Cemetery is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Cemetery
- The Middlesex Cemetery has also been known as:
- Middlesex Center Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305349 <5>
- Wolven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wolven Cemetery is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolven Cemetery
- Italy Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Italy Valley Cemetery is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy Valley Cemetery
- East Italy Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Keuka Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Keuka Park Cemetery is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka Park Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Michael's RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lake View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lake View Cemetery is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- Voak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Voak Cemetery is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voak Cemetery
- The Voak Cemetery has also been known as:
- John Voak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2240674 <5>
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Pelton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pelton Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelton Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Benton Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alcott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shuman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Shuman Cemetery is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuman Cemetery
- The Shuman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jacob Shuman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66296 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Fort Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Fort Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Yatesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Yatesville is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Potter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Keuka Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Italy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Italy is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
- Penn Yan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rushville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Benton Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benton Center is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
- Seneca Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
- Vine Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
- Gorham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Prattsburgh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cottage City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cottage City is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Barrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barrington is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Bellona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Naples
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Pulteney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
- Catawba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Catawba is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Dresden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Angus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Angus is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Keuka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Keuka is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
- Himrod
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gulick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gulick is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
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 Fort Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yates County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Fort Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gorham
- Naples
- Penn Yan
- Prattsburgh
- Rushville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Old Fort Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Yates 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 Old Fort Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #959283 (Old Fort Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #959283 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: Yates
- Est. Elev: 304 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Potter
- Location given for Old Fort Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6620127 Lon: -77.1838642
- 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 Yates, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Fort 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. |