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A visit to the Rural Cemetery ...


The location of the Rural Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Rural Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   41.0473°   (41° 2' 50")

Lon:   -73.7715°   (-73° 46' 17")

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 .

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 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Rural Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Westchester County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmsford
      • Elmsford is located in Westchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,193 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmsford <4>
    • Woodlands
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
      • Woodlands is located in Westchester County
    • Scarsdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
      • Scarsdale is located in Westchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,785 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarsdale <4>
    • Harrison
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in Westchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,959 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>
    • Purchase
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Ardsley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardsley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardsley
      • Ardsley is located in Westchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardsley <4>
    • Greenville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Westchester County
    • Hawthorne
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawthorne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
      • Hawthorne is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorne <4>
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Rye Brook
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Brook
        • Rye Brook is located in Westchester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,573 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye Brook <4>
      • Thornwood
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Irvington
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
        • Irvington is located in Westchester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,424 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
      • Dobbs Ferry
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobbs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbs Ferry
        • Dobbs Ferry is located in Westchester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,919 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobbs Ferry <4>
      • Glenville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
        • Glenville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • 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)
      • Rye
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
        • Rye is located in Westchester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,634 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <4>
      • 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)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
        • Archville is located in Westchester 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 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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Rural Cemetery.<5>

    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 located in Westchester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kensico Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Valhalla.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kensico Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64995 <6>
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Eden Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Eden Cemetery is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 located in Westchester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Ferncliff Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64525 <6>
    • Purchase Friends Meeting Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Haviland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haviland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Haviland Cemetery is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haviland Cemetery
    • Water Baptist Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Water Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Water Baptist Cemetery is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Water Baptist Cemetery
    • Water Baptist Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Water Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Water Baptist Cemetery is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 located in Westchester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Sleepy Hollow.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66311 <6>
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Cemetery is located in Westchester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Cemetery
      • Westchester Hills Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Holy Mount Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Mount Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holy Mount Cemetery is located in Westchester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Mount Cemetery
      • Greenwood Union Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Greenwood Union Cemetery is located in Westchester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Union Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Merritt Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merritt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Merritt Cemetery is located in Fairfield County (CT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merritt Cemetery
      • Green Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Green Cemetery is located in Fairfield County (CT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
      • Hebrew Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Fairfield County (CT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
      • Pecks Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pecks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pecks Cemetery is located in Fairfield County (CT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pecks Cemetery
      • Quaker Ridge Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Quaker Ridge Cemetery is located in Fairfield County (CT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Ridge Cemetery

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

    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: GNIS record #963080 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: White Plains
      • County: Westchester         Elev: 76
      • Location given for GNIS #963080 (Rural Cemetery)

    The official website for Westchester County: www.westchestergov.com/

    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 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rural Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0473, Longitude: -73.7715       In this case, the coordinates for the Rural Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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