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A visit to the Thurso Cemetery ...


The location of the Thurso 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 Thurso Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   44.2809°   (44° 16' 51")

Lon:   -76.1455°   (-76° 8' 43")

The Thurso Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Watertown. Watertown lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Thurso Cemetery .

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 helpful websites 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 Thurso Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Thurso 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 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Thurso Cemetery.

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

    • Gananoque
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Port Metcalf
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Metcalf came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Metcalf
    • Clayton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Murray Isle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Willowbank
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cheeseborough
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheeseborough came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeseborough
    • Thousand Island Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Legge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legge
    • Maple Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Wilstead
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilstead
    • Gananoque Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gananoque Junction came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gananoque Junction
    • Emery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
    • Continue List   (20 more) ...
      • Willetsholme
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willetsholme came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willetsholme
      • Woodburn
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
      • Marble Rock
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Omar
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
        • Omar is located in Jefferson County
      • Ivy Lea
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivy Lea came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Lea
      • Ebenezer
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
      • Springfield
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Eden Grove
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Taylor
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Atkinson
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Pitts Ferry
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitts Ferry came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Ferry
      • Scotch Settlement
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Depauville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Depauville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauville
        • Depauville is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depauville <4>
      • La Fargeville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Darlingside
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlingside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlingside
      • Selton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selton
      • Lansdowne
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <4>
      • Fairfax
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Pine Grove
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Joyceville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyceville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyceville

    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 Thurso Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Thurso Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Willow Bank Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Willow Bank Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Gananoque (ON).
      • The Willow Bank Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Willowbank Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Bank Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146560 <7>
    • Gananoque Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sand Bay Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sand Bay Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Bay Cemetery
    • Cross Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Marble Rock Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Trinity Anglican Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Lawrence Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Lawrence Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lawrence Cemetery
    • Weaver Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weaver Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
    • Corbin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corbin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Corbin Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corbin Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Omar Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Omar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Omar Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Omar Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Pine Grove Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sand Hill Presbyterian Church Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dutch Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dutch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dutch Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutch Cemetery
      • Grove Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Cemetery
      • Beech Ridge Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Beech Ridge Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Ridge Cemetery
      • Hinman Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hinman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinman Cemetery
      • Houghton Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houghton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Houghton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houghton Cemetery
      • St. James Anglican Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Judd Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Judd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Judd Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Judd Cemetery
      • Harris Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Harris Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
      • Church Street Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Church Street Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Street 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 Thurso Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #967491  (Thurso Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #967491 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: Gananoque
      • County: Jefferson         Elev: 78
      • Location given for GNIS #967491 (Thurso Cemetery)

    The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ny.us/

    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 Jefferson, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Thurso Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2809, Longitude: -76.1455       In this case, the coordinates for the Thurso 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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