About Machpelah Cemetery
Machpelah Cemetery is a cemetery near Le Roy, Genesee County, New York. It lies about 0.7 mi south of Le Roy. The grounds sit at about 843 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Sarah Frances Whiting, Elizabeth M. Olmsted and Joshua Hubbard Lathrop. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 956231. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Marks Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the southwest. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Falcone Funeral & Cremation Service, Inc in Le Roy, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 67 cemeteries we list in Genesee County, and 53 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 67 listings in Genesee County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Le Roy. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Machpelah Cemetery
Among them: 1 scientist, 1 writer.
- Sarah Frances Whiting1847-1927American physicist and astronomer
- Elizabeth M. Olmsted1825-1910American poet
- Joshua Hubbard Lathrop1787-1856
- Rebecca Hunt Perit Lathrop1789-1862
People whose Wikidata entry gives Machpelah Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
42.98780, -77.98257
What Machpelah Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Saint Marks CemeteryLe Roy, NYCemetery0.6 mi
- Myrtle Street CemeteryLe Roy, NYCemetery1.1 mi
- Saint Francis CemeteryLe Roy, NYCemetery1.3 mi
- Buell CemeteryLe Roy, NYCemetery1.8 mi
- Langworthy CemeteryLe Roy, NYCemetery2.0 mi
- Fort Hill CemeteryLe Roy, NYCemetery2.3 mi
- Van Allen CemeteryLe Roy, NYCemetery2.6 mi
- Jug City CemeteryLe Roy, NYMunicipal cemetery2.9 mi
- Thwing CemeteryLe Roy, NYCemetery3.2 mi
- Randall CemeteryLe Roy, NYCemetery3.5 mi
Funeral homes near Machpelah Cemetery
- Falcone Funeral & Cremation Service, Inc0.4 miCremation provider · Le Roy · (585) 768-2400
- Cameron Brady & Steuber Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Le Roy · (585) 768-6800
- Alhart Funeral Home6.4 miFuneral home · Caledonia · (585) 538-6500
- H.E. Turner & Co., Inc. Funeral Home6.7 miFuneral home · Bergen · (585) 494-1210
- H.E. Turner & Co., Inc. Funeral Home7.8 miFuneral home · Bergen · (585) 494-1210
- Oakley Monument Company9.1 miMonument dealer · Batavia · (585) 343-0022
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