A visit to the West Almond 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 West Almond Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Almond Cemetery:
42.3028, -77.8858
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Almond Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Almond Cemetery is located in Allegany County<2>.
The county seat for Allegany County is located in Belmont. Belmont lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the West Almond Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Almond Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the West Almond Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Almond Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Phillips Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- County Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Stillman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stillman Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillman Cemetery
- Alfred Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Alfred Rural Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred Rural Cemetery
- Until The Day Dawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Black Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Lippincott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lippincott Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Basswood Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Basswood Hill Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood Hill Cemetery
- East Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The East Valley Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Valley Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hartsville Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bailey Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bailey Hill Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Hill Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Forest Hills Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills Cemetery
- Norton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Norton Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
- The Fairlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Scio Fairlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64485 <5>
- East Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The East Valley Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Valley Cemetery
- West Pennsylvania Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 West Almond Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Almond Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Almond
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Almond is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
- Phillips Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
- Alfred
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alfred is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
- Alfred has also been known as:
- Alfred village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <6>
- Withey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Withey is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withey
- Angelica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Almond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aristotle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aristotle is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
- Bishopville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bishopville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Allen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Allen is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
- Elm Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
- Hartsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hartsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dyke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dyke is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
- Andover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hornell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Hornell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Hornell is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Arkport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garwoods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Garwoods is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
- Belfast
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Canaseraga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Swain is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Swain has also been known as:
- Swains Station
- Swainsville
- Swin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <6>
- Stephens Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Mills
- Oramel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oramel is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
- Friendship
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canisteo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Caneadea
(14 miles [22.5 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 West Almond Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allegany County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Almond Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alfred
- Almond
- Andover
- Angelica
- Belfast
- Belmont
- Canisteo
- Friendship
- Hornell
- Wellsville
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 West Almond Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Allegany 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 West Almond Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2057548 (West Almond Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2057548 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: Allegany
- Est. Elev: 569 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Almond
- Location given for West Almond Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3028465 Lon: -77.8858332
- 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 Allegany, 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- West Almond 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. |