A visit to the Academy Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Academy Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Academy Hill Cemetery (FG ID #2205331)
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 Academy Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Academy Hill Cemetery
Lat: 44.0283° (44° 1' 41")
Lon: -78.0350° (-78° 2' 5")
Establishment of the Academy Hill Cemetery ...
The Academy Hill Cemetery was established in 1813.
Name Variations for Academy Hill Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Academy Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Massey Cemetery
- Academy Hill / Massey Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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 Academy Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ontario:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Academy Hill Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Academy Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Academy Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Eddystone
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eddystone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddystone
- Grafton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vernonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wicklow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicklow
- Centreton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brookside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Spicer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
- Baltimore
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Creighton Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Purdy Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdy Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Griffis Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griffis Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffis Corners
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Tubbs Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenleys Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Castleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cobourg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Colborne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fenella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenella
- Loughbreeze
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loughbreeze. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loughbreeze
- East Colborne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dundonald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Precious Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Burnley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Cold Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Camborne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camborne
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> of the Academy Hill Cemetery.<6>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Academy Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Centreton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Baltimore Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bowmanton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cobourg Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cobourg Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Cobourg.
- The Cobourg Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobourg Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2316519 <1>
- Lakeport Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Castleton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Colborne Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bethesda North Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethesda North Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Harwood.
- The Bethesda North Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethesda United Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethesda North Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2237336 <1>
- Cold Springs Congregational Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Camborne United Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alderville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Centenary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Centenary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centenary / Thackeray's Church Cemetery
- Thackeray's Burying Ground
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centenary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2334402 <1>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. James Anglican Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Merrill's Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stone's Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 Academy Hill Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Academy Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0283, Longitude: -78.0350 |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Gores Landing and Centreton. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |