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A visit to the South School Cemetery ...


The location of the South School 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 South School Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   42.2042°   (42° 12' 15")

Lon:   -76.9147°   (-76° 54' 52")

The South School Cemetery is located in Chemung County<2>.

The county seat for Chemung County is located in Elmira. Elmira lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the South School 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 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 South School Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Chemung 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 South School 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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the South School Cemetery.

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

    • Pine Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Post Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
      • Post Creek is located in Chemung County
    • Big Flats
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Flats have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
      • Big Flats is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Flats <4>
    • Pioneer Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
      • Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
    • Horseheads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Millport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
      • Millport is located in Chemung County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millport <4>
    • Beaver Dams
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Elmira Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Heights
      • Elmira Heights is located in Chemung County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,747 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira Heights <4>
    • Sullivanville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sullivanville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivanville
      • Sullivanville is located in Chemung County
    • Moreland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
      • Moreland is located in Schuyler County
    • Hornby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
      • Hornby is located in Steuben County
    • Corning
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • South Corning
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
        • South Corning is located in Steuben County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
      • Painted Post
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Riverside
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
        • Riverside is located in Steuben County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • West Elmira
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
        • West Elmira is located in Chemung County
      • Elmira
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Townsend
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townsend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
        • Townsend is located in Schuyler County
      • Montour Falls
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
        • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <4>
      • Gang Mills
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
        • Gang Mills is located in Steuben County
      • Caton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
        • Caton is located in Steuben County
      • Pine City
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
        • Pine City is located in Chemung County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine City <4>
      • Southport
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
        • Southport is located in Chemung County
      • Odessa
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
        • Odessa is located in Schuyler County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <4>
      • East Campbell
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Campbell
        • East Campbell is located in Steuben County
      • Coopers Plains
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

    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 South School Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chemung County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the South School Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Whitney Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Post Creek Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Post Creek Cemetery is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Creek Cemetery
    • Goff Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goff Cemetery is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goff Cemetery
    • Pine Valley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Valley Cemetery is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Valley Cemetery
    • Quigley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quigley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Quigley Cemetery is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quigley Cemetery
    • Savory Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Savory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Savory Cemetery is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Savory Cemetery
    • Oldfield Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oldfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oldfield Cemetery is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oldfield Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Chemung County
      • The Miller Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Big Flats Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #195257 <6>
    • Rural Home Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rural Home Cemetery is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Home Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Old Marsh Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Maple Grove Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Chemung County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
      • Mills Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mills Cemetery is located in Chemung County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mills Cemetery
      • St. Nicholas Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Chemung County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Cemetery
      • Vary Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Vary Cemetery is located in Chemung County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vary Cemetery
      • Turner Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Turner Cemetery is located in Chemung County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
      • Central Valley Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Central Valley Cemetery is located in Steuben County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Valley Cemetery
      • Goodsell Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodsell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Goodsell Cemetery is located in Steuben County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodsell Cemetery
      • Parsons Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parsons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Parsons Cemetery is located in Chemung County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parsons Cemetery
      • Millport Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Millport Cemetery is located in Chemung County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millport 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 South School Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #965868  (South School Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #965868 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: Big Flats
      • County: Chemung         Elev: 495
      • Location given for GNIS #965868 (South School Cemetery)

    The official website for Chemung County: www.chemungcounty.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 Chemung, 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 obstructions 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 South School Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2042, Longitude: -76.9147       In this case, the coordinates for the South School 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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