A visit to the Vesper 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 Vesper Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vesper Cemetery:
42.8178, -76.1792
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vesper Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Vesper Cemetery is located in Onondaga County<2>.
The county seat for Onondaga County is located in Syracuse. Syracuse lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north of the Vesper Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Vesper Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Vesper Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vesper Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Otisco Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Otisco Valley Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley Cemetery
- Spafford Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Bromley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bromley Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley Cemetery
- Hillsdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hillsdale Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale Cemetery
- Spafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Spafford Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford Cemetery
- Cold Brook Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Farr Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Farr Burying Ground is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farr Burying Ground
- Tully Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tully Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully Cemetery
- The Tully Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tully United Community Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #534136 <5>
- Christian Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- The West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The West Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The West Cemetery
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- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Brook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brook Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Cemetery
- St. Leo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Leo Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Leo Cemetery
- Miles - Mighells Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Meeker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Meeker Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker Cemetery
- Stanton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Stanton Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Old Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- LaFayette Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cardiff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cardiff Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff 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 Vesper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vesper Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Otisco Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
- Assembly Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Assembly Park is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assembly Park
- Tully
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Otisco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Otisco is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Spafford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spafford is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
- Cummings Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
- Preble
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cardiff
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cardiff is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Scott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- East Scott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
- Apulia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Apulia is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
- LaFayette
(6 miles [9.7 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>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Slab City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Slab City is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Berwyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berwyn is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Amber
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amber is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Little York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Little York is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Indian Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Indian Village is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- New Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Kelloggsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Sempronius
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Pratt Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- Fabius
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pompey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sentinel Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sentinel Heights is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Heights
- Thorn Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
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 Vesper 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 Vesper 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 Vesper 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 Vesper Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2542240 (Vesper Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2542240 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: 417 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Otisco Valley
- Location given for Vesper Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8177778 Lon: -76.1791667
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vesper 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. |