A visit to the York 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 York Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The York Cemetery (FG ID #639389)
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 York Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the York Cemetery
Lat: 43.7642° (43° 45' 51")
Lon: -79.4248° (-79° 25' 29")
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 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 York Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ontario:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the York Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from York Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- North York
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North York came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North York
- York Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Mills
- Willowdale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Thornhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornhill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornhill <4>
- Downsview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- York
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Forest Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Leaside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaside
- German Mills ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for German Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Mills
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Don Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Don Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Don Mills
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- East York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East York came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East York
- Rexdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rexdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexdale
- Toronto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Agincourt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agincourt came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agincourt
- Markham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple <4>
- Richmond Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond Hill <4>
- Lambton Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Swansea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
- Woodbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbridge <4>
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 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the York Cemetery.<6>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from York Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bathurst Lawn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beth Tzedec Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Westminster Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Westminster Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Westminster Cemetery
- Westminster Memorial Park
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westminster Memorial Gardens
- York Mills Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fisherville United Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elia United Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Sinai Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roselawn Ave. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thornhill Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beechwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hope Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Highland Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Baker Cober Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prospect Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in York.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #639390 <1>
- St. Michael's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul's L'Amoreaux Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Christie's Methodist Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 York Cemetery:
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #639389
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the York Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7642, Longitude: -79.4248 |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | 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. |
<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. |