A visit to the Parsons 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 Parsons Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Parsons Cemetery:
42.2578, -76.8142
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parsons Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Parsons Cemetery is located in Chemung County<2>.
The county seat for Chemung County is located in Elmira. Elmira lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the Parsons Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Parsons Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Parsons Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parsons Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Millport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Millport Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Pine Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Valley Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley Cemetery
- Vary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Vary Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vary Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Old Marsh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Marsh Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Marsh Cemetery
- Van Duzer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Van Duzer Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Duzer Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Coe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Coe Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coe Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- North Settlement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- South School Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The South School Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South School Cemetery
- Whitney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Hilltop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hilltop Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Cemetery
- Cooley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cooley Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooley Cemetery
- Beaver Dams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Beaver Dams Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dams Cemetery
- Quigley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Quigley Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Cemetery
- Savory Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Post Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Post Creek Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek Cemetery
- Breesport Old Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Chalk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Red Chalk Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chalk Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Parsons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parsons Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Millport
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pine Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivanville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivanville is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivanville
- Catharine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Pioneer Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Alpine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Odessa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moreland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Montour Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Horseheads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wedgewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
- Post Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Post Creek is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Beaver Dams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Erin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elmira Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Watkins Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
- Former names for Watkins Glen:
- Jefferson
- Salubria
- Watkins
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <6>
- Townsend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Townsend is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Big Flats
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cayutaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
- Elmira
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bennettsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
- Burdett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hornby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hornby is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- West Elmira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
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 Parsons Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chemung County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parsons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burdett
- Elmira
- Horseheads
- Millport
- Montour Falls
- Newfield
- Odessa
- Watkins Glen
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Parsons Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Chemung 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 Parsons Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2514383 (Parsons Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2514383 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: Chemung
- Est. Elev: 317 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Montour Falls
- Location given for Parsons Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2577778 Lon: -76.8141667
- 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 Chemung, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Parsons 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. |