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A visit to the West Barre 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 Barre Cemetery ...

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

43.1536, -78.2517

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

The West Barre Cemetery is located in Orleans County<2>.

The county seat for Orleans County is located in Albion. Albion lies just to the north northeast of the West Barre Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the West Barre Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the West Barre Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
  • East Shelby Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The East Shelby Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shelby Cemetery
  • Snyder Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Snyder Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
  • East Oakfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The East Oakfield Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Oakfield Cemetery
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Gardner Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
  • Barre Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Barre Center Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Center Cemetery
  • Christian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Christian Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
  • Millville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Maple Ridge Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge Cemetery
  • Swart Culver Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Swart Culver Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swart Culver Cemetery
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Nichols Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
  • Knowlesville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Knowlesville Cemetery is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlesville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hageman Farm Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hageman Farm Cemetery is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman Farm Cemetery
    • Fletcher Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Reed Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
    • Oakfield - Alabama Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Cary Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary Cemetery
    • St. Cecilia's Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Maplelawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Maplelawn Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplelawn Cemetery
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Love Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Love Cemetery is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love 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 Barre Cemetery.

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

  • West Barre
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • West Barre is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
  • South Barre
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • South Barre is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
  • Eagle Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
  • Wheatville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wheatville is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
  • Oakfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Elba
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elba is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <6>
  • Albion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Alabama
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Alabama is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
  • Manning
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Manning is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
  • Medina
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakewood Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
  • Basom
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ridgewood Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
    • Clarendon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Gaines
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Gaines is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
    • North Pembroke
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
    • Bushville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Bushville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
    • Brockville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Brockville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
    • Kenyonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Kenyonville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyonville
    • Indian Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
    • Batavia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • South Byron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • South Byron is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
    • Hulberton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hulberton is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
    • Holley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jeddo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jeddo is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
    • Middleport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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 Barre Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Orleans County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Barre Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Orleans 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 Barre Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2516246  (West Barre Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2516246 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: Orleans
      • Est. Elev: 0 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Knowlesville
      • Location given for West Barre Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.1536111     Lon: -78.2516667
      • 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 Orleans, 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- West Barre 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.