A visit to the Vale of Rest 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 Vale of Rest Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vale of Rest Cemetery:
42.4259, -77.4422
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vale of Rest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Vale of Rest Cemetery is located in Steuben County<2>.
The county seat for Steuben County is located in Bath. Bath lies just to the southeast of the Vale of Rest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Vale of Rest Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Vale of Rest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vale of Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wallace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Avoca Town Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Avoca Town Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca Town Cemetery
- The Avoca Town Cemetery has also been known as:
- Avoca Town Line Cemetery
- Old Avoca Cemetery
- Old Avoca Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2187907 <5>
- Old Cemetery of Avoca
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Old Cemetery of Avoca is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery of Avoca
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Smith Pond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Pond Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Pond Cemetery
- Greenville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Greenville Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Cemetery
- Olmstead Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parkhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Parkhill Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- St. Pius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pius Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pius Cemetery
- Maple View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple View Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple View Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Larrowe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Larrowe Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrowe Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- The Howard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2196925 <5>
- Rice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Chamberlain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chamberlain Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Shults Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shults Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shults Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haskinsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Haskinsville Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskinsville Cemetery
- McConnell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Towlesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Towlesville Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towlesville Cemetery
- The Towlesville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Towlesville Cemetery
- New Towlesville Cemetery
- Durnian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Durnian Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durnian Cemetery
- Wheeler Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lyon Hollow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lyon Hollow Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Hollow Cemetery
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill Cemetery
- Hatcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hatcher Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher Cemetery
- Lent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lent Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lent 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 Vale of Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vale of Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Avoca
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Howard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Howard is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Cohocton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jobs Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jobs Corner is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corner
- Haskinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Haskinville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskinville
- Mitchellsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mitchellsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Atlanta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cold Springs is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Hermitage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hermitage is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Pleasant Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Stephens Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stephens Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Mills
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Prattsburgh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
- Hammondsport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Hornell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Hornell is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Adrian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Adrian is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Wayland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hornell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Canisteo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Cameron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Cameron is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cameron
- Urbana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Urbana is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- South Pulteney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
- Naples
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Arkport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Savona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Italy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Italy is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
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 Vale of Rest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Steuben County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Vale of Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atlanta
- Avoca
- Bath
- Bath lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Vale of Rest Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bath.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Canisteo
- Cohocton
- Hammondsport
- Hornell
- Naples
- Prattsburgh
- Wayland
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 Vale of Rest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Steuben 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 Vale of Rest Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #968347 (Vale of Rest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #968347 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: Steuben
- Est. Elev: 371 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Avoca
- Location given for Vale of Rest Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4259033 Lon: -77.4422071
- 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 Steuben, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vale of Rest 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. |
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