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A visit to the Thayer 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 Thayer Cemetery ...

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

42.0720, -79.1267

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

The Thayer Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County<2>.

The county seat for Chautauqua County is located in Mayville. Mayville lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the northwest of the Thayer Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Thayer Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Thayer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Ivory Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Ivory Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Cemetery
  • Allen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Levant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Fentonville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Fentonville Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fentonville Cemetery
  • Myrtle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Myrtle Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Cemetery
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
  • Stillwater Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Stillwater Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake View Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
      • The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lakeview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65038 <5>
    • Hale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Hale Cemetery is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
    • South Valley Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The South Valley Catholic Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley Catholic Cemetery
      • The South Valley Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Gurnsey Hollow Cemetery
      • Old St. Mary's Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255742 <5>
    • Sample Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ross Mills Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ross Mills Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Mills Cemetery
    • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
    • Wilcox Road Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Wilcox Road Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Road 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 Thayer Cemetery.

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

  • Ivory
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Ivory is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
  • Frewsburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Poland Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Poland Center is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
  • Falconer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kiantone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kiantone is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiantone
  • Jamestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Kennedy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ross Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ross Mills is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Mills
  • Busti
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Busti is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
  • Onoville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
  • Celoron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Randolph
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Fluvanna
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
    • Greenhurst
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Putnamville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Putnamville is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
    • Gerry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakewood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • East Randolph
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
      • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
    • Belleview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Belleview is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
    • Sugar Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Elko ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Elko is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko has also been known as:
      • Wolf Run
    • Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
      • Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
      • Tunesassa
    • Conewango
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
    • Ashville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Cold Spring
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Cold Spring is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Phillips Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Phillips Mills is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Mills

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 Thayer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chautauqua County.

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

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Chautauqua 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 Thayer Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #967193  (Thayer Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #967193 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: Chautauqua
      • Est. Elev: 393 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Jamestown
      • Location given for Thayer Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.0720032     Lon: -79.1267118
      • 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 Chautauqua, 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- Thayer 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.