A visit to the West Niles Rural 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 Niles Rural Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Niles Rural Cemetery:
42.8026, -76.4602
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Niles Rural Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Niles Rural Cemetery is located in Cayuga County<2>.
The county seat for Cayuga County is located in Auburn. Auburn lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the West Niles Rural Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Niles Rural Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the West Niles Rural Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Niles Rural Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hewitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hewitt Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt Cemetery
- Twelve Corners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Conklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Conklin Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin Cemetery
- Devine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Devine Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devine Cemetery
- Burch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- Humphrey Howland Burial
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Owasco Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Owasco Rural Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco Rural Cemetery
- Cornwall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cornwall Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Cemetery
- Babcock Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Bernard Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard Cemetery
- St. Bernard's Old Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Farmyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Farmyard Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Farmyard Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmyard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2438888 <5>
- Van Etten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Van Etten Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Etten Cemetery
- Parsell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Parsell Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsell Cemetery
- Fordyce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fordyce Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce Cemetery
- Scipio Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Scipio Rural Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio Rural Cemetery
- Stewart Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Quaker Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Quaker Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The James Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Benson Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Benson Road Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Road Cemetery
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 Niles Rural Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Niles Rural Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Austin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Austin is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Omro
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Omro is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Cascade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cascade is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Niles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Niles is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Kelloggsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- New Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Mandana
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mandana is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
- Moravia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Montville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Sherwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sherwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Sempronius
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Melrose Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Park
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Thorn Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Scipioville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Scipioville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipioville
- Poplar Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Locke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dresserville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
- Spafford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spafford is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
- Rose Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Amber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amber is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Skaneateles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ledyard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ledyard is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
- East Genoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Genoa is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Genoa
- Otisco Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
- Mottville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oakwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
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 Niles Rural Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cayuga County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Niles Rural Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Auburn lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the West Niles Rural Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Auburn.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Locke
- Moravia
- Mottville
- Poplar Ridge
- Sherwood
- Skaneateles
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 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 Niles Rural Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Cayuga 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 Niles Rural Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #970827 (West Niles Rural Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #970827 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: Cayuga
- Est. Elev: 383 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Owasco
- Location given for West Niles Rural Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8025692 Lon: -76.4602146
- 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 Cayuga, 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- West Niles Rural 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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