About South Lyons Cemetery
South Lyons Cemetery is a cemetery near Lyons, Wayne County, New York. It lies about 1.2 mi north of Lyons. The grounds sit at about 440 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Sybil Louise Shearer and Mildred F. Taylor. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 965812. The nearest other listed cemetery is Rural Cemetery, about 1.8 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Boeheim-Pusateri Funeral Home in Lyons, about 1.2 mi away. It is one of 97 cemeteries we list in Wayne County, and 51 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Lyons. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at South Lyons Cemetery
Among them: 1 writer.
- Sybil Louise Shearer1912-2005American choreographer, modern dancer and writer
- Mildred F. Taylor1905-1981American politician in New York
People whose Wikidata entry gives South Lyons 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
43.04684, -76.99341
What South Lyons 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
- Rural CemeteryLyons, NYCemetery1.8 mi
- Elmwood CemeteryLyons, NYCemetery1.9 mi
- Creager Bridge CemeteryLyons, NYCemetery2.0 mi
- Lock Berlin CemeteryLyons, NYCemetery3.3 mi
- Old Houser CemeteryNewark, NYCemetery3.4 mi
- Fellows - North Lyons Rural CemeteryLyons, NYCemetery3.7 mi
- Purchase CemeteryNewark, NYCemetery3.8 mi
- East Newark CemeteryNewark, NYCemetery4.3 mi
- Marbletown CemeteryNewark, NYCemetery4.4 mi
- Newark CemeteryNewark, NYCemetery5.0 mi
Funeral homes near South Lyons Cemetery
- Boeheim-Pusateri Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Lyons · (315) 946-4230
- Paul L. Murphy and Sons Funeral Home5.0 miFuneral home · Newark · (315) 331-3255
- Schulz-Pusateri Funeral Home5.1 miFuneral home · Newark · (315) 331-2125
- Norman L Waterman Funeral Home, Inc.5.2 miFuneral home · Newark · (315) 331-1175
- Baris Funeral Home6.5 miFuneral home · Clyde · (315) 923-2021
- Pusateri Funeral Home6.7 miFuneral home · Clyde · (315) 923-7452
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