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A visit to the Sprague 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 Sprague Cemetery ...

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

43.1909, -76.7666

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

The Sprague Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Lyons. Lyons lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Sprague Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sprague Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Sprague Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Roe Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Roe Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
  • Butler Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Wood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Wood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
  • Glen Side Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Glen Side Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Side Cemetery
  • Lovejoy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Lovejoy Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy Cemetery
  • Old Westbury Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old Westbury Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Westbury Cemetery
  • New Westbury Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The New Westbury Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Westbury Cemetery
  • Collins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Collins Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
  • Butler - Savannah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • French Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The French Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
  • Southside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Southside Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Joiner - Wheeler Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Joiner - Wheeler Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner - Wheeler Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Joiner - Wheeler Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Wolcott.
      • The Joiner - Wheeler Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wheeler Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2401381 <5>
    • Park Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Park Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
    • Huron Evergreen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rose Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ellinwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Towe Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Towe Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towe Cemetery
    • Hunt Corners Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hunt Corners Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Corners Cemetery
    • Spring Lake Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Spring Lake Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Cemetery
    • Fairmont Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fairmont Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Cemetery
    • Ford Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Ford Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sprague Cemetery.

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

  • Wolcott
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • South Butler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • South Butler is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
  • Red Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Furnace Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
  • Victory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Victory is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
  • Huron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Huron is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
  • North Victory
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
  • North Huron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • North Huron is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
  • Clyde
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • York
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • York is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • Cato
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Fair Haven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Wayne Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
    • Ira
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Meridian
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • South Sodus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
    • Port Byron
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
      • Former name for Port Byron:
      • Bucksville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <6>
    • Sterling Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
    • Sodus Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Tyre
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Hannibal
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyons
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Weedsport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairdale is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
    • North Sterling
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling

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 Sprague Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sprague 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 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 Sprague Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Wayne 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 Sprague Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #966038  (Sprague Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #966038 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: Wayne
      • Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wolcott
      • Location given for Sprague Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.1908995     Lon: -76.7666213
      • 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 Wayne, 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- Sprague 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.