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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. 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 Parsons Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   42.2578°   (42° 15' 28")

Lon:   -76.8142°   (-76° 48' 51")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millport Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Millport Cemetery is located in Chemung County
  • Turner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Turner Cemetery is located in Chemung County
  • St. John Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Chemung County
  • Pine Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Valley Cemetery is located in Chemung County
  • Vary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vary Cemetery is located in Chemung County
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Chemung County
  • Old Marsh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Marsh Cemetery
    • The Old Marsh Cemetery is located in Chemung County
  • Van Duzer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Duzer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Duzer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Van Duzer Cemetery is located in Chemung County
  • Highland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
  • Coe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coe Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
  • Cook Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cook Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
  • North Settlement Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Settlement Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Settlement Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • South School Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South School Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South School Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South School Cemetery is located in Chemung County
    • Whitney Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Chemung County
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Chemung County
    • Hilltop Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilltop Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilltop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hilltop Cemetery is located in Chemung County
    • Cooley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cooley Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
    • Beaver Dams Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Dams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Dams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beaver Dams Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
    • Quigley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quigley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quigley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Quigley Cemetery is located in Chemung County
    • Savory Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Savory Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Savory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Savory Cemetery is located in Chemung County
    • Post Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Post Creek Cemetery is located in Chemung County
    • Breesport Old Baptist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breesport Old Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Breesport Old Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Breesport Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Chemung County
    • Red Chalk Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Chalk Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Chalk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Red Chalk Cemetery is located in Chemung County
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Schuyler County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sullivanville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivanville
    • Sullivanville is located in Chemung County
  • Pioneer Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
    • Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
  • Alpine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Odessa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Moreland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
    • Moreland is located in Schuyler County
  • Montour Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
    • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <6>
  • Horseheads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wedgewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wedgewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
    • Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County
  • Post Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Post Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
    • Post Creek is located in Chemung County
  • Beaver Dams
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Erin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
      • Erin is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <6>
    • Elmira Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Heights
      • Elmira Heights is located in Chemung County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,747 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira Heights <6>
    • Watkins Glen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
      • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
      • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Townsend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Townsend is located in Schuyler County
    • Big Flats
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cayutaville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cayutaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
      • Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
    • Elmira
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bennettsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bennettsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
      • Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
    • Burdett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
      • Burdett is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burdett <6>
    • Hornby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
      • Hornby is located in Steuben County
    • West Elmira
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
      • West Elmira is located in Chemung County

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.

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 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:

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: GNIS record #2514383 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: Montour Falls
    • County: Chemung         Elev: 317
    • Location given for GNIS #2514383 (Parsons Cemetery)

The official website for Chemung County: www.chemungcounty.com/

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

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Parsons Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2578, Longitude: -76.8142       In this case, the coordinates for the Parsons Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<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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