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A visit to the Pope Hill 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 Pope Hill Cemetery ...

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

42.4264, -79.1625

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

The Pope Hill Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County<2>.

The county seat for Chautauqua County is located in Mayville. Mayville lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southwest of the Pope Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Pope Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Pope Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Abbey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Abbey Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbey Cemetery
  • Ball Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Ball Hill Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Hill Cemetery
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Forestville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185097 <5>
  • Arkwright Summit Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamlet Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Hamlet Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Cemetery
  • Villenova Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sheridan Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Burnham Hollow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Burnham Hollow Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham Hollow Cemetery
  • Perrysburg Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Perrysburg Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg Cemetery
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Newell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Newell Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Cottage Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Cottage Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Cemetery
    • Rugg-Town / West Perrysburg Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rugg-Town / West Perrysburg Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugg-Town / West Perrysburg Cemetery
      • The Rugg-Town / West Perrysburg Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rugg Town Cemetery
      • West Perrysburg Cemetery
      • West Perrysburgh Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2211547 <5>
    • Balltown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Balltown Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown Cemetery
    • Smith Mills Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Smith Mills Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills Cemetery
    • Evergreen Lawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Evergreen Lawn Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Lawn Cemetery
    • St. Anthony Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
    • Laona Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Laona Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona Cemetery
    • Luce Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Luce Hill Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce 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 Pope Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Forestville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Wango
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Wango is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wango
  • Parcells Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Parcells Corners is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parcells Corners
  • Sheridan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
  • South Dayton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Perrysburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Fredonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cassadaga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherry Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Dunkirk
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dunkirk is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,701 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <6>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Irving
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Moons
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Moons is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
    • Leon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Persia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
    • Gowanda
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <6>
    • Sinclairville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Farnham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Brant
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • South Stockton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • South Stockton is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Stockton
    • Conewango
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
    • Lake Erie Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Lake Erie Beach is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Erie Beach
    • Brocton
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Pope Hill 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 Pope Hill 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 professional and volunteer 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 Pope Hill 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 Pope Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #960927  (Pope Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #960927 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: 479 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Forestville
      • Location given for Pope Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.4264477     Lon: -79.1625406
      • 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pope Hill 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.