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A visit to the Open Meadows 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 Open Meadows Cemetery ...

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

42.1303, -79.4523

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

The Open Meadows Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County<2>.

The county seat for Chautauqua County is located in Mayville. Mayville lies just to the north northwest of the Open Meadows Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Open Meadows Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Open Meadows Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wild Rose Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Wild Rose Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose Cemetery
  • North Harmony Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The North Harmony Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harmony Cemetery
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Gardner Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
  • Bemus Point Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bemus Point Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemus Point Cemetery
  • Prendergast Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Prendergast Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prendergast Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Panama Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Panama Union Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama Union Cemetery
  • Blockville Union Burying Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Wait's Corners Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Wait's Corners Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wait's Corners Cemetery
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
  • Chautauqua Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Chautauqua Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Sherman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Sherman Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
    • Wellman Road Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wellman Road Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman Road Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wellman Road Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Ashville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66673 <5>
    • Grant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bentley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Bentley Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Cemetery
    • Dewittville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Dewittville Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewittville Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Sherman.
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sherman Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • Slab City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1118552 <5>
    • Clymer Center Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Town Line Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Town Line Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Line Cemetery
    • Tillotson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Tillotson Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillotson Cemetery
    • Sunset Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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 Open Meadows Cemetery.

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

  • Stedman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Stedman is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
  • Quigley Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Quigley Park is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Park
  • Bemus Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Panama
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Phillips Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Phillips Mills is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Mills
  • Bayview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayview is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
  • Maple Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Stebbins Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Stebbins Corners is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Corners
  • Belleview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Belleview is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
  • Lakewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • North Clymer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Greenhurst
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sherman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mayville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Niobe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fluvanna
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
    • Wooglin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Wooglin is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooglin
    • Slab City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Slab City is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • Bear Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Celoron
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hartfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
    • Busti
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Busti is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
    • South Stockton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • South Stockton is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Stockton
    • Sugar Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jamestown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Ross Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Ross Mills is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Mills
    • Gerry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Open Meadows Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chautauqua County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Open Meadows 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 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 Open Meadows Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Chautauqua 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 Open Meadows Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #959418  (Open Meadows Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #959418 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: Chautauqua
      • Est. Elev: 461 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Chautauqua
      • Location given for Open Meadows Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.1303347     Lon: -79.4522707
      • 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 Chautauqua, 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- Open Meadows 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.