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A visit to the Scripture 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 Scripture Cemetery ...

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

43.6267, -76.0938

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

The Scripture Cemetery is located in Oswego County<2>.

The county seat for Oswego County is located in Oswego. Oswego lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Scripture Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Scripture Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Scripture Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Sandy Creek.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135679 <5>
  • North Street Road Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Noyes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Noyes Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes Cemetery
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
  • Pulaski Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Pulaski Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski Cemetery
  • Wesleyan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Wesleyan Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyan Cemetery
  • Brewster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Brewster Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Cemetery
  • Richland Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Brown's Landing Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Stowell Drive Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Stowell Drive Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell Drive Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilbert Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Gilbert Hill Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Hill Cemetery
    • Potter Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Potter Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
    • Salmon River Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Salmon River Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon River Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Salmon River Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Pulaski.
      • The Salmon River Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pineville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986877 <5>
    • Chateaugay Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Chateaugay Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay Cemetery
    • Daysville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Daysville Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville Cemetery
    • South Richland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The South Richland Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Richland Cemetery
      • The South Richland Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Willis Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66350 <5>
    • McClelland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The McClelland Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClelland Cemetery
    • Pekin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pekin Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Scripture Cemetery.

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

  • Lacona
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sandy Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pulaski
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Richland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Orwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Smartville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Smartville is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
  • Mannsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Daysville Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Daysville Corner is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville Corner
  • Ellisburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Chateaugay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
  • Daysville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Daysville is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
  • Albion Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Albion Center is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Altmar
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Belleville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Texas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Texas is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Arthur
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Arthur is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Dugway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Dugway is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
    • Lorraine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Prattham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Prattham is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattham
    • Jefferson Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jefferson Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Park
    • Mexico
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Graftons Square
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Graftons Square is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graftons Square
    • Adams
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Adams is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <6>
    • Kasoag
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Kasoag is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
    • Worth Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center

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 Scripture Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oswego County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Adams
    • Adams lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Scripture Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adams.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Mannsville
  • Mexico
    • Mexico lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Scripture Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mexico.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Pulaski
  • Sandy Creek

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 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 Scripture Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Oswego 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 Scripture Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #964709  (Scripture Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #964709 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: Oswego
      • Est. Elev: 143 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sandy Creek
      • Location given for Scripture Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.6267354     Lon: -76.0938126
      • 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 Oswego, 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- Scripture 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.