A visit to the Chemung 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 Chemung Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chemung Cemetery:
42.0100, -76.6144
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chemung Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chemung Cemetery is located in Chemung County<2>.
The county seat for Chemung County is located in Elmira. Elmira lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Chemung Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chemung Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Chemung Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chemung Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dutchtown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Dutchtown Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The French Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Dry Brook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dry Brook Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Brook Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Hanlon Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hanlon Hill Cemetery is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlon Hill Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rest Cemetery is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Cemetery
- Forest Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Waverly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The East Waverly Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waverly Cemetery
- Elliott - Searles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ashland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ashland Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wellsburg Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tioga Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tioga Point Cemetery is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga Point Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tioga Point Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Sayre (PA).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46473 <5>
- Hicks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Wacomber Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wacomber Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacomber Cemetery
- Bentley Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bentley Creek Cemetery is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek Cemetery
- Emory Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tallmadge Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lockwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lockwood Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood Cemetery
- Price - Simcoe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Chemung Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chemung Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chemung
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Waverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Owens Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Sayre
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Wellsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bentley Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
- Lockwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fassett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fassett is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
- Barton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Big Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Pond is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Gillett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gillett is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- East Smithfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Smithfield is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Smithfield
- Southport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Southport is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Berrytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Hoopers Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Smithboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elmira
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Erin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ulster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vawter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Nichols
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Elmira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Wetona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wetona is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetona
- Bumpville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- Van Etten
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elmira Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pine City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Webb Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
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 Chemung Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chemung County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chemung Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Elmira
- Nichols
- 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 either 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 Chemung Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Chemung 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 Chemung Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2514424 (Chemung Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2514424 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: Chemung
- Est. Elev: 269 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waverly
- Location given for Chemung Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.01 Lon: -76.6144444
- 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 Chemung, 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- Chemung 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. |