About Prendergast Cemetery
Prendergast Cemetery is a cemetery near Mayville, Chautauqua County, New York. It lies about 4.6 mi north of Mayville. The grounds sit at about 1,411 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Jediah Prendergast and James Prendergast. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 961114. The nearest other listed cemetery is North Harmony Cemetery, about 1.5 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Freay Funeral Home in Mayville, about 4.2 mi away. It is one of 120 cemeteries we list in Chautauqua County, and 22 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Chautauqua County dates to 1827.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Mayville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Prendergast Cemetery
- Jediah Prendergast1766-1848American physician and politician
- James Prendergast1764-1846American pioneer and politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Prendergast 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
42.18922, -79.48199
What Prendergast 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
- North Harmony CemeteryMayville, NYCemetery1.5 mi
- Chautauqua Cemetery4931 West Lake Road, Mayville, NYCemetery1.9 mi
- Lewis CemeteryMayville, NYCemetery3.8 mi
- Wild Rose CemeteryLakewood, NYCemetery4.1 mi
- Open Meadows CemeteryLakewood, NYCemetery4.3 mi
- Dewittville CemeteryMayville, NYCemetery4.3 mi
- Bemus Point CemeteryLakewood, NYCemetery5.0 mi
- Mayville CemeteryMayville, NYCemetery5.1 mi
- Sherman CemeteryMayville, NYCemetery5.4 mi
- Pleasantville CemeteryMayville, NYCemetery5.8 mi
Funeral homes near Prendergast Cemetery
- Freay Funeral Home4.2 miFuneral home · Mayville · (716) 753-7144
- Spitzer Funeral Home6.1 miFuneral home · Sherman · (716) 761-6739
- Mason Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Westfield · (716) 326-2811
- Jordan Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Sinclairville · (716) 962-2895
- Mathews Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Ripley · (716) 736-4561
- Lind Funeral Home Inc13 miFuneral home · Jamestown · (716) 664-3800
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