A visit to the Voak Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Voak Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Voak Cemetery (FG ID #2240674).
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 Voak Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Voak Cemetery:
42.7310, -77.1303
The Voak Cemetery is located in Yates County<2>.
The county seat for Yates County is located in Penn Yan. Penn Yan lies just to the southeast of the Voak Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Voak Cemetery.
Name Variations for Voak Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Voak Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Voak Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Voak Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shuman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Alcott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Briggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Benton Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Barden / Page Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Gorham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gorham Cemetery is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nettle Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Merrifield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Little Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pickett's Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Rushville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rushville Cemetery is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville Cemetery
- Old Fort Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Fort Cemetery is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort Cemetery
- Friend's Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michael's RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lake View Cemetery is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bellona Cemetery (New)
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Voak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Voak Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Benton Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gorham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Potter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Yan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bellona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Seneca Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keuka Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Angus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cottage City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage City is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Dresden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Billsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vine Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Seneca Castle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Geneva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Italy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Himrod
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Border City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- Melvin Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Canandaigua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Voak Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yates County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Voak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canandaigua
- Geneva
- Gorham
- Penn Yan
- Rushville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Voak Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Yates 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 Voak Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2240674
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2514512 (Voak Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2514512 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: Yates
- Est. Elev: 360 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Potter
- Location given for Voak Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7305556 Lon: -77.1302778
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Yates, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Voak 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |