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A visit to the West Amboy 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 Amboy Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Amboy Cemetery:

43.3819, -75.9853

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

The West Amboy Cemetery is located in Oswego County<2>.

The county seat for Oswego County is located in Oswego. Oswego lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the west northwest of the West Amboy Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the West Amboy Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the West Amboy Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Amboy Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Getman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Getman Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getman Cemetery
  • Old Dutch Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Amboy Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Amboy Center Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy Center Cemetery
  • Butler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Butler Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
  • Hall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
  • Kinney Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Kinney Family Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Family Cemetery
  • Wright Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Wright Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
  • Happy Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Happy Valley Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley Cemetery
  • Union Settlement Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Williamstown Cemetery
    • Williamstown Fairview Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64502 <5>
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Madison Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Madison Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • White Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The White Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
    • Bidwell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Bidwell Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell Cemetery
    • Carleys Mills Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Carleys Mills Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carleys Mills Cemetery
    • Little France Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Little France Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little France Cemetery
    • Albion Center Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Albion Center Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center Cemetery
    • Maple Lawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Maple Lawn Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lawn Cemetery
    • Pleasant Lawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Pleasant Lawn Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lawn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Parish.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65680 <5>
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Mallory.
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mallory Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192896 <5>
    • Constantia Center Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Temple Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Temple Cemetery is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Amboy Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Amboy Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • West Amboy
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • West Amboy is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
  • Gayville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Gayville is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
  • Kasoag
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kasoag is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
  • Mallory
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nicholsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
  • Albion Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Albion Center is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
  • Dugway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dugway is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
  • Parish
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • West Monroe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • West Monroe is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
  • Altmar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hastings
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Constantia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Graftons Square
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Graftons Square is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graftons Square
    • Central Square
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Elpis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Elpis is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
    • Cleveland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Prattham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Prattham is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattham
    • Brewerton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Camden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Caughdenoy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
    • Richland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Orwell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Redfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Chateaugay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
    • Mexico
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mungers Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Mungers Corners is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mungers Corners

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 Amboy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oswego County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Amboy Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Amboy 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 West Amboy Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2542507  (West Amboy Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2542507 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: 177 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Williamstown
      • Location given for West Amboy Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.3819444     Lon: -75.9852778
      • 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Amboy 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.
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