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A visit to the Portageville 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 Portageville Cemetery ...

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

42.5628, -78.0556

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

The Portageville Cemetery is located in Wyoming County<2>.

The county seat for Wyoming County is located in Warsaw. Warsaw lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Portageville Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Portageville Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Portageville Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Assumption Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Assumption Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
  • Pennycook Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • East Koy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The East Koy Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy Cemetery
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
  • Hunts Hollow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Colonel George Williams & Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lot Two Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Lot Two Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot Two Cemetery
  • Dole Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Dole Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dole Cemetery
  • Wiscoy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Wiscoy Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy Cemetery
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
  • Grace Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Grace Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
  • Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Hope Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hope Cemetery is located in Castile.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64905 <5>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
    • Alger Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dalton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
      • The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Nunda Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1253406 <5>
    • Silver Springs Pioneer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Gainesville Pioneer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Weaver Settlement Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
      • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dalton Union Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216998 <5>
    • St. Helena Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Helena Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Helena Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Portageville Cemetery.

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

  • East Koy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • East Koy is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
  • Lewis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lewis is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Wiscoy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
  • Castile
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pike
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Dalton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Nunda
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Nunda is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <6>
  • Silver Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gainesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hume
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fillmore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hardys
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hardys is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Newburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Newburg is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Houghton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Perry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Perry is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <6>
    • Bliss
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Swain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Swain is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
      • Swain has also been known as:
      • Swains Station
      • Swainsville
      • Swin
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <6>
    • Smiths Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
    • Warsaw
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • West Allen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • West Allen is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen

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 Portageville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wyoming County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Castile
  • Dalton
    • Dalton lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Portageville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dalton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Fillmore
  • Houghton
  • Mount Morris
  • Nunda
  • Perry
    • Perry lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Portageville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Pike
    • Pike lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Portageville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pike.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
  • Warsaw
    • Warsaw lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Portageville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Warsaw.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Portageville Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Wyoming 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 Portageville Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #960983  (Portageville Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #960983 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: Wyoming
      • Est. Elev: 428 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Portageville
      • Location given for Portageville Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.5628411     Lon: -78.0555619
      • 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 Wyoming, 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- Portageville 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.