A visit to the Van Buren 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 Van Buren Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Van Buren Cemetery:
43.3662, -76.4288
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Van Buren Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Van Buren Cemetery is located in Oswego County<2>.
The county seat for Oswego County is located in Oswego. Oswego lies just to the north northwest of the Van Buren Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Van Buren Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Van Buren Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Minetto Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Minetto Cemetery is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetto Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Whittemore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Whittemore Cemetery is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore Cemetery
- Kingdom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Kingdom Cemetery is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Cemetery
- Granby Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Granby Center Cemetery is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center Cemetery
- Mt. Adnah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Oswego.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65813 <5>
- Irish Settlement Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sixteenth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sixteenth Cemetery is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteenth Cemetery
- Volney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Volney Cemetery is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney Cemetery
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- Peck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Peck Cemetery is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hillside Cemetery is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Mattison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mattison Cemetery is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattison Cemetery
- South Road Rural Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairdale Rural Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairdale Rural Cemetery is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale Rural Cemetery
- Gilberts Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gilberts Mills Cemetery is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Mills Cemetery
- North Volney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The North Volney Cemetery is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Volney 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 Van Buren Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Van Buren Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Granby Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Granby Center is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
- Former name for Granby Center:
- Granby Centre
- Fulton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Minetto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Drakes Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Drakes Corner is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Corner
- Ingalls Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ingalls Crossing is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
- Furniss
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Furniss is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Scriba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Scriba is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scriba
- Scriba has also been known as:
- Scriba Corners
- Fairdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdale is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Bowens Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bowens Corners is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
- North Volney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Volney is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Volney
- Oswego Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oswego Center is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego Center
- Former name for Oswego Center:
- Oswego Centre
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oswego
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hannibal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Granby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Granby is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
- Mungers Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mungers Corners is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mungers Corners
- Vermilion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vermilion is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion
- Southwest Oswego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Southwest Oswego is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Oswego
- Hinmansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hinmansville is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
- Pennellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Sterling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
- Jacksonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Little Utica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
- Wrights Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wrights Corners is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Sterling Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
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 Van Buren Cemetery. The following communities are located in Oswego County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Van Buren Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Van Buren Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Oswego 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 Van Buren Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #968389 (Van Buren Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #968389 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: Oswego
- Est. Elev: 98 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fulton
- Location given for Van Buren Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.3661796 Lon: -76.428826
- 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 Oswego, 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- Van Buren 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. |