A visit to the The West 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 West Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for The West Cemetery:
42.8576, -76.2374
Note: The GPS location that we are using for The West Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Cemetery is located in Onondaga County<2>.
The county seat for Onondaga County is located in Syracuse. Syracuse lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the The West Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of The West Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from The West Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hillsdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hillsdale Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Stanton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Stanton Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Spafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Spafford Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford Cemetery
- Otisco Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Otisco Valley Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley Cemetery
- Spafford Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Spafford Hollow Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford Hollow Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Spafford Hollow Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Amber.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2254790 <5>
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Amber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Amber Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber Cemetery
- Borodino Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Borodino Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borodino Cemetery
- Vesper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Vesper Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Burtis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Burtis Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtis Cemetery
- Cold Brook Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Christian Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cardiff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cardiff Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff Cemetery
- Budlong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Budlong Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budlong Cemetery
- South Onondaga Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedarvale Kennon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cedarvale Kennon Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarvale Kennon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedarvale Kennon Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Marcellus.
- The Cedarvale Kennon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedarvale Cemetery
- Kennon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64161 <5>
- Burns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Bromley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bromley Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley Cemetery
- LaFayette Rural Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Webb Hollow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Webb Hollow Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Hollow 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 West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from The West Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Otisco
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Otisco is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Otisco Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
- Spafford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spafford is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
- Amber
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amber is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Cardiff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cardiff is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Thorn Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- New Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Rose Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Assembly Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Assembly Park is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assembly Park
- Tully
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- LaFayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- LaFayette is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- LaFayette has also been known as:
- LaFayette Square
- Te-Ka-Wis-To-Ta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <6>
- Indian Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kelloggsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Scott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Cummings Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
- Sentinel Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sentinel Heights is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Heights
- Mandana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mandana is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
- Sempronius
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- East Scott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
- Preble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Apulia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Apulia is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
- Berwyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Berwyn is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Nedrow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cards Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cards Corners is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cards Corners
- Niles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Niles is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
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 West 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 West 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 West 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 West Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #967355 (The West Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #967355 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: 400 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Otisco Valley
- Location given for The West Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8575672 Lon: -76.2374283
- 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The West 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. |