A visit to the Rural 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 Rural Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rural Cemetery:
41.0473, -73.7715
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rural Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rural Cemetery is located in Westchester County<2>.
The county seat for Westchester County is located in White Plains. White Plains lies just to the south southeast of the Rural Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rural Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Rural Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rural Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Foster / Buckhout Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kensico Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Kensico Cemetery is also located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensico Cemetery
- The Kensico Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Valhalla.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64995 <5>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is also located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Mt. Eden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Eden Cemetery is also located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Eden Cemetery
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ferncliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ferncliff Cemetery is also located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff Cemetery
- The Ferncliff Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Hartsdale.
- The Ferncliff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hartsdale Ferncliff Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64525 <5>
- Purchase Friends Meeting Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haviland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Haviland Cemetery is also located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland Cemetery
- Water Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Water Baptist Cemetery is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Baptist Cemetery
- Water Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Water Baptist Cemetery is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Baptist Cemetery
- All Souls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is also located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
- The Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Sleepy Hollow.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66311 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Westchester Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Mount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Holy Mount Cemetery is also located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Mount Cemetery
- Greenwood Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Union Cemetery is also located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Union Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is also located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Merritt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Merritt Cemetery is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Pecks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pecks Cemetery is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Cemetery
- Quaker Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Quaker Ridge Cemetery is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Rural Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rural Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairview is also located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- White Plains
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Valhalla
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hartsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elmsford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlands is also located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Scarsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Purchase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ardsley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ardsley is also located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardsley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardsley <6>
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is also located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Hawthorne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rye Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Thornwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pocantico Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dobbs Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Sleepy Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tarrytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hastings-on-Hudson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is also located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Harrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rye is also located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,634 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <6>
- Port Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Armonk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Archville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Archville is also located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
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 Rural Cemetery. The following communities are located in Westchester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rural Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ardsley
- Armonk
- Dobbs Ferry
- Elmsford
- Harrison
- Hartsdale
- Hastings-on-Hudson
- Irvington
- Pleasantville
- Port Chester
- Purchase
- Rye
- Rye lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Rural Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rye.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Tarrytown
- Valhalla
- White Plains
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 helpful 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 Rural Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Westchester 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 Rural Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #963080 (Rural Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #963080 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: Westchester
- Est. Elev: 76 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: White Plains
- Location given for Rural Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0473193 Lon: -73.7715211
- 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 Westchester, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rural 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. |