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A visit to the Old Martinsburg 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 Martinsburg Cemetery ...

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

43.7340, -75.4785

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

The Old Martinsburg Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.

The county seat for Lewis County is located in Lowville. Lowville lies just to the north of the Old Martinsburg Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Martinsburg Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Old Martinsburg Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ashback Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Ashback Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashback Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ashback Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Lowville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2300982 <5>
  • Beaches Bridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
  • Ebblie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Ebblie Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebblie Cemetery
  • Burdicks Crossing Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rural Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rural Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
  • Sands Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sands Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands Cemetery
  • Wetmore Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wetmore Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Collinsville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Collinsville Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville Cemetery
  • Turin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Turin Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Gallup Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Gallup Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup Cemetery
    • Wildwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brantingham Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Brantingham Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantingham Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Constableville.
    • Contableville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Contableville Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contableville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Contableville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Constableville.
      • The Contableville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Contableville Rural Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65888 <5>
    • Rural Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Rural Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Basselin Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Basselin Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basselin 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 Old Martinsburg Cemetery.

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

  • Martinsburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • East Martinsburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • East Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Martinsburg
  • West Martinsburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • West Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Martinsburg
  • Lowville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Glendale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Watson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Watson is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
  • Turin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Greig
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Petries Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Petries Corners is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petries Corners
  • Collinsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Lyons Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal Dale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Crystal Dale is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Dale
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Harrisburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Harrisburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Parkers
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Parkers is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
    • Castorland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Michigan Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
    • Briggs Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Briggs Corner is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
    • Rector
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Rector is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
    • Constableville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lyonsdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
    • Croghan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Naumburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Naumburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumburg
    • Port Leyden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Denmark
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Denmark is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Mohawk Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
    • Copenhagen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • New Boston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • New Boston is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston

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 Martinsburg Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lewis County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Martinsburg Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Lewis 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 Martinsburg Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #959293  (Old Martinsburg Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #959293 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: Lewis
      • Est. Elev: 381 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Glenfield
      • Location given for Old Martinsburg Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.7339582     Lon: -75.4785158
      • 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 Lewis, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Martinsburg 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.