Onondaga County, New York
Cemeteries in DeWitt, NY
DeWitt is a town in Onondaga County, New York, with a population of about 26,074. Public map data lists 8 cemeteries here. Some have a mailing address in East Syracuse, Jamesville, Syracuse.
DeWitt cemetery list 8
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Collamer Cemetery
Collamer Road and Law Drive, East Syracuse, NY 13057
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DeWitt Cemetery
3590 Erie Boulevard East, DeWitt, NY 13214
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Jamesville Walnut Grove Cemetery
6758 East Seneca Turnpike, Jamesville, NY 13078
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Messina Springs Cemetery
3707 James Street, Syracuse, NY 13206
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Orville Cemetery
East Genesee Street and Erie Bouluvard, Syracuse, NY 13214
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Saint Davids Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
14 Jamar Drive, DeWitt, NY 13066
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Saint Marys Cemetery
4100 East Genesee Street, Syracuse, NY 13214
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White Chapel Memory Gardens
6633 Kinne Road, DeWitt, NY 13214
Locations are approximate and come from public USGS data, which may be incomplete. Small family plots are often unmarked or missing. Please respect private property.
Search records for DeWitt ancestors
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Finding burial records in DeWitt
- DeWitt town clerk. The local registrar of vital statistics for DeWitt (ask at the town clerk's office) holds registers or duplicate certificates for deaths recorded there, and asking locally can be faster than writing to the state. Statewide, the New York State Department of Health issues genealogy copies of death certificates on file for at least 50 years.
- Cemetery records. Ask the town clerk or the DeWitt historian who keeps burial records. New York requires every city, town and village to appoint a local historian, who may know of cemetery surveys and gravestone transcriptions.
- Local historian. Every New York city, town and village appoints a local government historian. The DeWitt historian and the local library are good places to ask about cemetery surveys, obituary files and old newspapers.
- Local historical society. Historical societies often hold gravestone transcriptions, cemetery surveys and family files. The New York State Library and the New York State Archives in Albany are good statewide sources.
- Onondaga County wills and deeds. Wills and estate papers are filed with the Onondaga County Surrogate's Court, where they have been kept since 1787. Deeds are recorded by the Onondaga County Clerk and can mention family burial plots.
- FamilySearch. The free FamilySearch site has indexed New York vital records and town records that can confirm a death date before you visit.