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A visit to the West Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   43.1437°   (43° 8' 37")

Lon:   -75.6538°   (-75° 39' 13")

The West Cemetery is located in Oneida County<2>.

The county seat for Oneida County is located in Utica. Utica lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east of the West 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 Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Oneida County
  • Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grove Cemetery is located in Oneida County
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Oneida County
  • Happy Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Happy Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Happy Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Happy Valley Cemetery is located in Oneida County
  • Doxtater Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doxtater Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doxtater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Doxtater Cemetery is located in Oneida County
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Joslyn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joslyn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joslyn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Joslyn Cemetery is located in Oneida County
  • Cook Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cook Cemetery is located in Oneida County
  • Walker Corners Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walker Corners Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Helena's Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Helena's Cemetery
    • The St. Helena's Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • The St. Helena's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Helena's / Valley View Cemetery
    • Valley View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66586 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Oneida Community Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oneida Community Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oneida Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oneida Community Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Hazard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hazard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hazard Cemetery is located in Oneida County
    • Greenway Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenway Cemetery is located in Oneida County
    • Oneida Lake Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oneida Lake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oneida Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oneida Lake Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Whitelaw Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitelaw Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitelaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whitelaw Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Lenox Rural Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • St. Agatha Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agatha Cemetery
      • The St. Agatha Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Agatha Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Canastota.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65908 <5>
    • Lowell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bradock Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bradock Cemetery is located in Oneida County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Cemetery.

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

  • Oneida
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sconondoa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sconondoa
    • Sconondoa is located in Oneida County
  • Agnes Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes Corners
    • Agnes Corners is located in Oneida County
  • Oneida Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
    • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
  • Oneida Castle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Castle
    • Oneida Castle is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Wampsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sherrill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Blackmans Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Corners
    • Blackmans Corners is located in Oneida County
  • Sylvan Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Canastota
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
    • Kenwood is located in Madison County
  • Vienna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vienna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Vienna is located in Oneida County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Greenway Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Corners
      • Greenway Corners is located in Oneida County
    • Greenway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
      • Greenway is located in Oneida County
    • Verona Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verona Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Mills
      • Verona Mills is located in Oneida County
    • Whitelaw
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitelaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
      • Whitelaw is located in Madison County
    • Vernon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <6>
    • Lowell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell is located in Oneida County
    • North Bay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
      • North Bay is located in Oneida County
    • Clockville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Humaston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Humaston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humaston
      • Humaston is located in Oneida County
    • McConnellsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McConnellsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
      • McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
    • Cottons
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
      • Cottons is located in Madison County
    • Valley Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
      • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
    • Dix
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
      • Dix is located in Oneida County
    • Coonrod
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coonrod. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonrod
      • Coonrod is located in Oneida County
    • Blossvale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jewell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
      • Jewell is located in Oneida County

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

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

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 websites either 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 Cemetery:

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 Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #969170  (West Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #969170 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Sylvan Beach
    • County: Oneida         Elev: 138
    • Location given for GNIS #969170 (West Cemetery)

The official website for Oneida County: www.co.oneida.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 Oneida, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the West Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1437, Longitude: -75.6538       In this case, the coordinates for the West Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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