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A visit to the Sears 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 Sears Cemetery ...

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

43.1112, -76.3605

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

The Sears Cemetery is located in Onondaga County<2>.

The county seat for Onondaga County is located in Syracuse. Syracuse lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Sears Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sears Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Sears Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ionia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Ionia Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia Cemetery
  • Kingdom Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Kingdom Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Cemetery
  • Warners Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Warners Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners Cemetery
  • Warners Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Warners Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners Cemetery
  • Rouse Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Rouse Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouse Cemetery
  • Redman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Redman Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Cemetery
  • Oswego Bitter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Oswego Bitter Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego Bitter Cemetery
  • Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Memorial Park is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Adams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
  • Hortontown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Hortontown Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortontown Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Plainville Rural Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Plainville Rural Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville Rural Cemetery
      • The Plainville Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Plainville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229450 <5>
    • Elbridge Rural Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sherwood Robbins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
    • Wheeler Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
    • Belle Isle Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Belle Isle Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Isle Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Belle Isle Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Syracuse.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978175 <5>
    • Most Holy Rosary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cold Spring Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Cold Spring Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring Cemetery
    • Myrtle Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Myrtle Grove Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove 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 Sears Cemetery.

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

  • Memphis
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Warners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Warners is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners
  • Van Buren
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Van Buren is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
  • Village Green
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Village Green is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
  • Jacks Reef
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
  • Seneca Knolls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Seneca Knolls is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Knolls
  • Baldwinsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Camillus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lakeside is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Plainville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jordan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Elbridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Halfway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Halfway is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Orchard Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Orchard Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Village
    • Lakeland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Lakeland is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
    • Little Utica
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
    • Marcellus Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Marcellus Falls is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellus Falls
    • Fairmount
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairmount is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Jacksonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Liverpool
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Wrights Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Wrights Corners is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
    • Marcellus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Westvale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Westvale is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westvale
    • Solvay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Euclid
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Euclid is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Phoenix
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lysander
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander

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 Sears Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Onondaga County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Sears Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Onondaga 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 Sears Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #964745  (Sears Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #964745 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: Onondaga
      • Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Camillus
      • Location given for Sears Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.111178     Lon: -76.3604881
      • 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 Onondaga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sears 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.