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A visit to the Onondaga Valley Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Onondaga Valley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Onondaga Valley Cemetery (FG ID #65559)

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 Onondaga Valley Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.9891°   (42° 59' 20")

Lon:   -76.1550°   (-76° 9' 18")

The cemetery is located in Onondaga County<3>.

As an estimate, the Onondaga Valley Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Syracuse.

The county seat for Onondaga County is located in Syracuse. Syracuse lies just to the north of the Onondaga Valley Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Onondaga Valley Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Onondaga Valley Cemetery.

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

  • Nedrow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nedrow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nedrow
    • Nedrow is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nedrow <6>
  • Indian Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Indian Village is located in Onondaga County
  • Sentinel Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Syracuse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cards Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • De Witt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Solvay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solvay have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solvay
    • Solvay is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,256 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solvay <6>
  • Westvale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westvale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westvale
    • Westvale is located in Onondaga County
  • Fairmount
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cardiff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • LaFayette
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Lyndon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
      • Lyndon is located in Onondaga County
    • East Syracuse
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
      • East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
    • Lyncourt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyncourt have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyncourt
      • Lyncourt is located in Onondaga County
    • Mattydale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Orchard Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Village
      • Orchard Village is located in Onondaga County
    • Galeville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galeville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeville
      • Galeville is located in Onondaga County
    • Liverpool
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Log City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log City
      • Log City is located in Onondaga County
    • Fayetteville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
      • Fayetteville is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <6>
    • Lakeland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Camillus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camillus have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camillus
      • Camillus is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camillus <6>
    • Otisco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Watervale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Manlius
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Minoa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minoa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
      • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <6>
    • Marcellus Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Marcellus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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 Onondaga Valley Cemetery. The following communities are located in Onondaga County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Onondaga Valley 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 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 Onondaga Valley Cemetery:

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 Onondaga Valley Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #959402  (Onondaga Valley Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #959402 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: South Onondaga
    • County: Onondaga         Elev: 133
    • Location given for GNIS #959402 (Onondaga Valley Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #65559

The official website for Onondaga County: www.ongov.net/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Onondaga Valley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9891, Longitude: -76.1550    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Onondaga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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