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A visit to the Wading River 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 Wading River Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wading River Cemetery:

40.9562, -72.8426

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

The Wading River Cemetery is located in Suffolk County<2>.

The county seat for Suffolk County is located in Riverhead. Riverhead lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Wading River Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wading River Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Wading River Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Calverton National Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Calverton National Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton National Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calverton National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Calverton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109391 <5>
  • Noah Hallock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Noah Hallock Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah Hallock Cemetery
  • Wells Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wells Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
  • Baiting Hollow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Longwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Longwood Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Cemetery
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
  • Washington Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Presbyterian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Brookfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Brookfield Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Cemetery
  • Wines Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Wines Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wines Cemetery
  • Robinson & Gordon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Elijah Davis Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Elijah Davis Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah Davis Cemetery
    • Presbyterian Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Old Baptist Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
    • Yaphank Village Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Homan & Buckingham Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Andrew's Episcopal Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • County Home Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The County Home Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
    • Riverhead Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Riverhead Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverhead Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns 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 Wading River Cemetery.

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

  • Wading River
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • East Shoreham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • East Shoreham is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shoreham
  • Shoreham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridge is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Manorville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Baiting Hollow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Upton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Calverton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sound Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Middle Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenwood Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Glenwood Village is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Foxwood Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Foxwood Village is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood Village
    • Miller Place
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Greenwood Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Greenwood Village is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
    • Gordon Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Gordon Heights is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
    • Yaphank
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Northampton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Northampton is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
    • Riverhead
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mount Sinai
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Port Jefferson Station
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Coram
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Shirley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Mastic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Moriches
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Eastport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Eastport is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport
    • Riverside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Riverside is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Pine Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Valley is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley

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 Wading River Cemetery. The following communities are located in Suffolk County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wading River Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wading River Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Suffolk 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 Wading River Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #968626  (Wading River Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #968626 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: Suffolk
      • Est. Elev: 19 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wading River
      • Location given for Wading River Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.9562095     Lon: -72.8426016
      • 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 Suffolk, 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 from Point A (ie- Wading River 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.
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