A visit to the Wantage Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Wantage Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wantage Cemetery:
41.2470, -74.5735
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wantage Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wantage Cemetery is located in Sussex County<2>.
The county seat for Sussex County is located in Newton. Newton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Wantage Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Wantage Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wantage Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Clove Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Deckertown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Deckertown Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckertown Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Unionville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Unionville Cemetery is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Minisink Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Minisink Cemetery is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minisink Cemetery
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Stanislaus Cemetery is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stanislaus Cemetery
- St. Stanislaus RC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seeley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Seeley Cemetery is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley Cemetery
- Hardyston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hardyston Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyston Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Laurel Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Laurel Grove Cemetery is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove Cemetery
- Stewartown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Stewartown Cemetery is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartown Cemetery
- Canistear Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Canistear Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canistear Cemetery
- Warwick Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beth Shalom Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Beth Shalom Cemetery is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Shalom Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wantage Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wantage Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Unionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McCoys Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County
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- Vernon Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
- Colesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Colesville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
- Libertyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Libertyville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Roys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roys is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roys
- Beaver Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
- Amity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Amity is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Pine Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Island is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Pellettown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pellettown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellettown
- Hardistonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardistonville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Highland Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Wykertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wykertown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykertown
- Edenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Edenville is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Armstrong
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- South Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Centerville is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Centerville
- Big Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Island is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Island
- Port Jervis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Matamoras
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shin Hollow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shin Hollow is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shin Hollow
- Augusta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Augusta is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Ross Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ross Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Corner
- Warwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Normanook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Normanook is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanook
- Huguenot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Homestead Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Homestead Village is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
- Florida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Finchville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Finchville is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Milford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Wantage Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sussex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wantage Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Matamoras
- Milford
- Port Jervis
- Warwick
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 helpful 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 Wantage Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Jersey:
- Pages specific to Sussex County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Wantage Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #881525 (Wantage Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #881525 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Sussex
- Est. Elev: 167 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hamburg
- Location given for Wantage Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2470394 Lon: -74.573494
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Sussex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wantage Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |