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A visit to the Veterans Memorial Park ...

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 Veterans Memorial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Veterans Memorial Park:

43.0659, -77.6272

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Veterans Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Veterans Memorial Park is located in Monroe County<2>.

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Rochester. Rochester lies just to the north of the Veterans Memorial Park .

Open a Google Map centered on the Veterans Memorial Park.

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 Veterans Memorial Park.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Veterans Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • East Baptist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The East Baptist Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Baptist Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • River View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The River View Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Cemetery
  • Martin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Martin Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
  • Bushman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bushman Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushman Cemetery
  • Rapids Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Rapids Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids Cemetery
  • Piney Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Piney Hill Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hill Cemetery
  • Webster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Webster Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Grove Place Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • North Rush Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Graves Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Graves Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Friends Burial Ground
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Friends Burial Ground is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Burial Ground
    • Quaker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
    • Pioneer Burying Ground
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Pioneer Burying Ground is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Burying Ground
    • Chili Rural Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Chili Rural Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili Rural Cemetery
    • Porters Corners Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East Street Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The East Street Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Street Cemetery
    • Pittsford Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Brighton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Brighton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Veterans Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Veterans Memorial Park, with the nearest first:

  • Henrietta
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ridgeland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Ridgeland is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • West Henrietta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • West Henrietta is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Henrietta
  • West Brighton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • West Brighton is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brighton
  • Manns Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
  • Rush
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Brookdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Brookdale is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
  • Whites
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Whites is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
  • Severance
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Severance is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
  • North Rush
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Rush is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
  • Pittsford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Brighton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brighton is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rochester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Scottsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • West Rush
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Rush is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
    • Moran Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
    • Mendon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • East Rochester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
    • Honeoye Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • North Bloomfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
    • Ford Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
    • Penfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Garbutt
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Garbutt is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
    • Fairport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Glen Haven
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
    • North Chili
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • North Chili is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chili
    • Clifton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Clifton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton

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 Veterans Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Monroe County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Veterans Memorial Park.

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 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 Veterans Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Monroe 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 Veterans Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #968522  (Veterans Memorial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #968522 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: Monroe
      • Est. Elev: 161 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: West Henrietta
      • Location given for Veterans Memorial Park:
      • Lat: 43.0658959     Lon: -77.6272231
      • 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 Monroe, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Veterans Memorial Park) 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.