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A visit to the Sands 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 Sands Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   43.6692°   (43° 40' 9")

Lon:   -75.3616°   (-75° 21' 41")

The Sands Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.

The county seat for Lewis County is located in Lowville. Lowville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Sands Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Sands Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Burdicks Crossing Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burdicks Crossing Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burdicks Crossing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burdicks Crossing Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Turin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Turin Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Collinsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collinsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collinsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Collinsville Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Brantingham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brantingham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brantingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brantingham Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Wildwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Old Martinsburg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Martinsburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Martinsburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Martinsburg Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Contableville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Contableville Cemetery
    • The Contableville Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Contableville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Constableville.
    • The Contableville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Contableville Rural Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65888 <5>
  • Rural Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 Lewis County
  • Collins Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Collins Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Leyden Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leyden Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leyden Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leyden Hill Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Beaches Bridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaches Bridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaches Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beaches Bridge Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Constableville.
    • Wetmore Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wetmore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wetmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wetmore Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Ebblie Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebblie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebblie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebblie Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Ashback Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashback Cemetery
      • The Ashback Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ashback Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Lowville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2300982 <5>
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Boonville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sands Cemetery.

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

  • Greig
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Turin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
    • Turin is located in Lewis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turin <6>
  • Lyons Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Collinsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Collinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
  • Lyonsdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
    • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
  • Glendale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Leyden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • East Martinsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Martinsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Martinsburg
    • East Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
  • Constableville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Martinsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Watson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Watson is located in Lewis County
  • Petries Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petries Corners
    • Petries Corners is located in Lewis County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • West Martinsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Martinsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Martinsburg
      • West Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
    • Crystal Dale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Dale
      • Crystal Dale is located in Lewis County
    • Lowville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mohawk Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mohawk Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
    • Michigan Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Michigan Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
    • Boonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Redmond Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Corner
      • Redmond Corner is located in Oneida 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 Sands Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lewis County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Sands 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 Sands Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #964412  (Sands Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #964412 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: Brantingham
    • County: Lewis         Elev: 241
    • Location given for GNIS #964412 (Sands Cemetery)

The official website for Lewis County: www.lewiscountyny.org/

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 Lewis, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sands Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6692, Longitude: -75.3616       In this case, the coordinates for the Sands 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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