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A visit to the Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery ...

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

42.1131, -77.9372

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

The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Allegany County<2>.

The county seat for Allegany County is located in Belmont. Belmont lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Sacred Heart Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sacred Heart Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Johnson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Trapping Brook Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Stannards Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Stannards Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards Cemetery
  • Bellamy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy Cemetery
  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
    • The Fairlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Scio Fairlawn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64485 <5>
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
  • Knights Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Knights Creek Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Creek Cemetery
  • Yorks Corners Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Yorks Corners Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorks Corners Cemetery
  • Dyke Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Dyke Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke Cemetery
  • Palmer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Palmer Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
  • Beech Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Beech Hill Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill Cemetery
  • Hallsport Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hallsport Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Fulmer Valley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Fulmer Valley Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulmer Valley Cemetery
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
    • Allentown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Graves Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Graves Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
    • Valley Brook Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Valley Brook Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook Cemetery
    • Black Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Black Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
    • Norton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Norton Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
    • Independence Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Independence Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery

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 Sacred Heart Cemetery.

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

  • Wellsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Stannards
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Stannards is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
  • Dyke
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dyke is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
  • Petrolia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Petrolia is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
  • Elm Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
  • Hallsport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hallsport is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
  • Allentown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pikeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pikeville is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Vosburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Vosburg is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
  • Andover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sawyer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Sawyer is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
  • Paynesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Paynesville is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Independence
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Independence is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Alma
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Alma is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Withey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Withey is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withey
    • Genesee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Genesee is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
    • Belmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Phillips Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
    • Kossuth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Kossuth is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
    • Chrystal
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chrystal is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
    • Richburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bolivar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Ellisburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Ellisburg is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
    • North Bingham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • North Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
    • Alfred
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Alfred is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
      • Alfred has also been known as:
      • Alfred village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <6>
    • Friendship
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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 Sacred Heart Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allegany County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Allegany 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #963178  (Sacred Heart Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #963178 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: Allegany
      • Est. Elev: 459 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wellsville South
      • Location given for Sacred Heart Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.1131237     Lon: -77.9372237
      • 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 Allegany, 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- Sacred Heart 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.