A visit to the Westcott 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 Westcott Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westcott Cemetery:
42.9190, -75.7107
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Westcott Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Westcott Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Wampsville. Wampsville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Westcott Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Westcott Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westcott Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bliss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bliss Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Cemetery
- Tog Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Tog Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tog Hill Cemetery
- Welsh Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Welsh Church Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Church Cemetery
- Lyons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Morrisville Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Morrisville Rural Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Morrisville Rural Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Morrisville.
- Old Peterboro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peterboro Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Peterboro Village Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterboro Village Cemetery
- The Peterboro Village Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peterboro Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175513 <5>
- Needham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Needham Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Erieville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Erieville Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erieville Cemetery
- West Eaton Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Morrisville Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Morrisville Rural Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Morrisville Rural Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Morrisville.
- The Morrisville Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Valley View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2306069 <5>
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Davis Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Ballou Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ballou Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballou Cemetery
- Munger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Munger Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger Cemetery
- Lyons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Siloam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Eisaman Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Westcott Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westcott Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Morrisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Peterboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Eaton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Eaton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Eaton
- Morrisville Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Morrisville Station is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Station
- Pratts Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pratts Hollow is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Hollow
- Siloam
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Pine Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Woods is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
- Pratts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pratts is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
- Bingley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bingley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingley
- Munns
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Munns is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
- Munnsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chittenango Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chittenango Falls is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango Falls
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cazenovia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rippleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rippleton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippleton
- Clockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Woodstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Woodstock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodstock
- Pecksport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pecksport is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
- Bouckville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Valley Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Cottons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cottons is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
- Solsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
- Chittenango Springs
- Delphi Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Randallsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Randallsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
- Hamilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kenwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Wampsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Westcott Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westcott Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cazenovia
- Hamilton
- Morrisville
- Peterboro
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 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 Westcott Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Westcott Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #970906 (Westcott Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #970906 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 453 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Morrisville
- Location given for Westcott Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9189563 Lon: -75.7107406
- 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 Madison, 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- Westcott 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. |