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A visit to the Palmer 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 Palmer Cemetery ...

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

42.1753, -77.9906

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

The Palmer Cemetery is located in Allegany County<2>.

The county seat for Allegany County is located in Belmont. Belmont lies just to the north northwest of the Palmer Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Palmer Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Palmer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rogers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
  • Norton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Norton Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
  • Knights Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Knights Creek Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Creek Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Forest Hills Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Forest Hills Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills Cemetery
  • Sortore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Sortore Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sortore Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Trapping Brook Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Black Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Black Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
  • Christ Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Bellamy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Nile Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Nile Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nile Cemetery
    • Utopia Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Utopia Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia Cemetery
    • Dimmick Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Dimmick Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmick Cemetery
    • Allentown Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Stannards Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Stannards Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards Cemetery
    • Dyke Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Dyke Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke Cemetery
    • Phillips Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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 Palmer Cemetery.

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

  • Belmont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wellsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Withey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Withey is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withey
  • Dyke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dyke is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
  • Petrolia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Petrolia is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
  • Elm Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
  • Allentown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stannards
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Stannards is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
  • Phillips Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
  • Friendship
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sawyer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sawyer is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
  • Vosburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Vosburg is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Pikeville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Pikeville is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
    • Hallsport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hallsport is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
    • Angelica
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Richburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kossuth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kossuth is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
    • Andover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • West Almond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • West Almond is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
    • Bolivar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Alma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Alma is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alfred
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Alfred is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
      • Alfred has also been known as:
      • Alfred village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <6>
    • Independence
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Independence is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Aristotle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Aristotle is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
    • West Clarksville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • West Clarksville is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksville
    • Paynesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Paynesville is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
    • Belfast
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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 Palmer Cemetery. The following communities are located in Allegany County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Palmer Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Allegany 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 Palmer Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #959782  (Palmer Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #959782 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: Allegany
      • Est. Elev: 450 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wellsville North
      • Location given for Palmer Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.1753462     Lon: -77.9905597
      • 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 Allegany, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Palmer 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.