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A visit to the Purchase 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 Purchase Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Purchase 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 Purchase Cemetery

Lat:   43.0090°   (43° 0' 32")

Lon:   -77.0477°   (-77° 2' 51")

The Purchase Cemetery is located in Ontario County<2>.

The county seat for Ontario County is located in Canandaigua. Canandaigua lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Purchase Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Purchase Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Marbletown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marbletown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marbletown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Marbletown Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Old Houser Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Houser Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Houser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Houser Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • East Newark Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Newark State School Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newark State School Cemetery
    • The Newark State School Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Newark State School Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Newark.
    • The Newark State School Cemetery has also been known as:
    • NDC Potters Field
    • NDC State School Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2451516 <5>
  • Five Waters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Five Waters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Five Waters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Five Waters Cemetery is located in Ontario County
  • Pinewood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pinewood Cemetery is located in Ontario County
  • Newark Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Ontario County
  • St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Francis Catholic Cemetery is located in Ontario County
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Ontario County
  • Westfall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westfall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westfall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Westfall Cemetery is located in Ontario County
  • South Lyons Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Ontario County
    • Burnett Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burnett Cemetery is located in Ontario County
    • Vandemark Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vandemark Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vandemark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vandemark Cemetery is located in Ontario County
    • Hoffman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoffman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoffman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Ontario County
    • Creager Bridge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creager Bridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creager Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Creager Bridge Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Port Gibson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Port Gibson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Port Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Port Gibson Cemetery is located in Ontario County
    • Clifton Springs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifton Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clifton Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clifton Springs Cemetery is located in Ontario County
    • Joslyn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joslyn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joslyn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Joslyn Cemetery is located in Ontario County
    • Armstrong Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armstrong Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armstrong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Ontario County
    • Humphrey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humphrey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humphrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Ontario County
    • Rural Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rural Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Purchase Cemetery.

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

  • Phelps
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Newark
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mud Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
    • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
  • Thompson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Thompson is located in Ontario County
  • Lyons
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clifton Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Springs
    • Clifton Springs is located in Ontario County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,012 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Springs <6>
  • West Junius
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Junius. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
    • West Junius is located in Ontario County
  • Port Gibson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Melvin Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melvin Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
    • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
  • Fairville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
    • Fairville is located in Wayne County
  • East Palmyra
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
    • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
  • Seneca Castle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Dobbins Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
      • Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
    • Manchester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Shortsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopewell Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopewell Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
      • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
    • Flint
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flint. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
      • Flint is located in Ontario County
    • Geneva
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Border City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Border City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
    • Clyde
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wayne Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayne Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
      • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
    • Palmyra
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Waterloo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • South Sodus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Sodus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
      • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
    • Marion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Marquart Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marquart Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
    • Yellow Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
      • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne 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 Purchase Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ontario County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Purchase 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 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 Purchase 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 Purchase Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #961987  (Purchase Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #961987 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: Newark
    • County: Ontario         Elev: 177
    • Location given for GNIS #961987 (Purchase Cemetery)

The official website for Ontario County: www.co.ontario.ny.us/

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 Ontario, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Purchase Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0090, Longitude: -77.0477       In this case, the coordinates for the Purchase 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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