A visit to the Briggs Hollow 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 Briggs Hollow Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Briggs Hollow Cemetery:
42.0208, -76.3064
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Briggs Hollow Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Briggs Hollow Cemetery is located in Tioga County<2>.
The county seat for Tioga County is located in Owego. Owego lies just to the north northeast of the Briggs Hollow Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Briggs Hollow Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Briggs Hollow Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Briggs Hollow Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Old Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Waits Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Waits Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Cemetery
- Gibson Corners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Lounsberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tioga Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tioga Center Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga Center Cemetery
- Light Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Light Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Cemetery
- Windham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Windham Cemetery is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Cemetery
- Smithboro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Smithboro Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithboro Cemetery
- Smithboro Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nichols Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- South Owego Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The South Owego Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego Cemetery
- Arbor Glade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Arbor Glade Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Glade Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Tioga Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Asbury Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
- Presbyterian Union Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Briggs Hollow Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Briggs Hollow Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Nichols
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- Lounsberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lounsberry is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
- Nichols
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Owego
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Owego is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
- Smithboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hoopers Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- West Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Warren is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- Owego
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Orwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Orwell is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell
- Barton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vawter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Warren Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Center is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Center
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Apalachin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bumpville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- Little Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Campville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Campville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- Gaskill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gaskill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill
- Potterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Potterville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- South Warren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Warren is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
- Hamar Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
- Sayre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sayre is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <6>
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rome is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <6>
- Hullsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hullsville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
- Waverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Briggs Hollow Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tioga County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Briggs Hollow Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Athens lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Briggs Hollow Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Athens.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Nichols
- Owego
- Owego lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Briggs Hollow Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Owego.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
- Rome
- Rome lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Briggs Hollow Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rome.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Sayre
- Sayre lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Briggs Hollow Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sayre.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Waverly
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 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 Briggs Hollow Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Tioga 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 Briggs Hollow Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2507526 (Briggs Hollow Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2507526 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: Tioga
- Est. Elev: 406 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Owego
- Location given for Briggs Hollow Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0208333 Lon: -76.3063889
- 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 York's counties, including Tioga, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Briggs Hollow 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. |