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A visit to the Panama Union 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 Panama Union Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Panama Union Cemetery:

42.0756, -79.4784

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Panama Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Panama Union Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County<2>.

The county seat for Chautauqua County is located in Mayville. Mayville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of the Panama Union Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Panama Union Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Panama Union Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Panama Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Blockville Union Burying Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wait's Corners Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wait's Corners Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wait's Corners Cemetery
  • Town Line Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Town Line Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Line Cemetery
  • Tillotson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Tillotson Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillotson Cemetery
  • Grant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wild Rose Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wild Rose Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose Cemetery
  • Open Meadows Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Open Meadows Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Meadows Cemetery
  • Clymer Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bear Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Bear Lake Cemetery is located in Warren County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Lake Cemetery
  • Wellman Road Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Wellman Road Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman Road Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wellman Road Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Ashville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66673 <5>
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Gardner Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • North Harmony Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The North Harmony Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harmony Cemetery
    • Prendergast Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Prendergast Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prendergast Cemetery
    • Sherman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sherman Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
    • Clymer Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Clymer Hill Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer Hill Cemetery
    • Wintergreen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wintergreen Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintergreen Cemetery
    • Bemus Point Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bemus Point Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemus Point Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Sherman.
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sherman Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • Slab City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1118552 <5>
    • Holland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • East Clymer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The East Clymer Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clymer Cemetery
    • Turnpike Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Turnpike Cemetery is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike Cemetery
    • Bentley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Bentley Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Panama Union Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Panama Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Panama
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Niobe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • North Clymer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
  • Bear Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ashville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Quigley Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Quigley Park is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Park
  • Stebbins Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stebbins Corners is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Corners
  • Stedman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Stedman is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
  • Lakewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Phillips Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Phillips Mills is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Mills
  • Bemus Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lottsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lottsville is located in Warren County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Belleview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Belleview is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
    • Bayview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayview is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Maple Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sherman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Slab City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Slab City is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • Sugar Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenhurst
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Columbus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Busti
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Busti is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
    • Celoron
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Fluvanna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
    • French Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • French Creek is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
    • Colza
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Colza is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
    • Jamestown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Wooglin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Wooglin is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooglin
    • Mayville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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 Panama Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chautauqua County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Panama Union Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Panama Union Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Chautauqua 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 Panama Union Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #968148  (Panama Union Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #968148 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: Chautauqua
      • Est. Elev: 472 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Panama
      • Location given for Panama Union Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.0756119     Lon: -79.4783827
      • 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 Chautauqua, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Panama Union 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.