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A visit to the Rathburn 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 Rathburn Cemetery ...

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

42.5212, -79.0628

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

The Rathburn Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County<2>.

The county seat for Chautauqua County is located in Mayville. Mayville lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Rathburn Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rathburn Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Rathburn Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Smith Mills Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Smith Mills Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills Cemetery
  • Balltown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Balltown Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown Cemetery
  • Evergreen Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Evergreen Lawn Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Lawn Cemetery
  • Rugg-Town / West Perrysburg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Versailles Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Perrysburg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Perrysburg Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg Cemetery
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Brant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Brant Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cottage Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Cottage Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Cemetery
    • Jolls Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Jolls Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolls Cemetery
    • Maltbie Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Maltbie Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltbie Cemetery
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
      • The Pine Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Gowanda Pine Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65646 <5>
    • Holy Spirit Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Holy Spirit Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Spirit Cemetery
    • Friends Meetinghouse Burial Grounds
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Huson Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Huson Family Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huson Family Cemetery
    • Pope Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pope Hill Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Hill Cemetery
    • Ball Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ball Hill Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Hill Cemetery
    • Markham Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Markham Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham Cemetery
    • St. Pauls of the Cross Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Pauls of the Cross Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls of the Cross Cemetery
      • The St. Pauls of the Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dayton Catholic Cemetery
      • Holy Cross RC Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2338268 <5>
    • Broadway Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Broadway Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rathburn Cemetery.

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

  • Parcells Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Parcells Corners is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parcells Corners
  • Irving
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Farnham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Perrysburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Forestville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
  • Wango
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Wango is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wango
  • Lake Erie Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lake Erie Beach is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Erie Beach
  • Gowanda
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Shirley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Shirley is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • North Collins
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pontiac
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Pontiac is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • Angola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sheridan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Angola-on-the-Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Angola-on-the-Lake is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola-on-the-Lake
    • South Dayton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Persia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
    • Derby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Eden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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 Rathburn 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 Rathburn 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 Rathburn 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 Rathburn Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #962209  (Rathburn Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #962209 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: 256 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Farnham
      • Location given for Rathburn Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.5211709     Lon: -79.0628154
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rathburn 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.