A visit to the Waits 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 Waits Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Waits Cemetery:
42.0075, -76.2692
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Waits Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Waits Cemetery is located in Tioga County<2>.
The county seat for Tioga County is located in Owego. Owego lies just to the north of the Waits Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Waits 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 Waits Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Waits Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Briggs Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Gibson Corners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Windham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Windham Cemetery is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Cemetery
- Arbor Glade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Arbor Glade Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Glade Cemetery
- South Owego Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The South Owego Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Old Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Lounsberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tioga Center Cemetery
(5 miles [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
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Light Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Cemetery
- Coburn Dewing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Coburn Dewing Cemetery is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburn Dewing Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Tioga Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smithboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Smithboro Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithboro Cemetery
- Smithboro Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nichols Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Jillson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Jillson Cemetery is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jillson Cemetery
- Hiawatha Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hiawatha Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha Cemetery
- Presbyterian Union Church 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 Waits Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Waits Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Nichols
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- South Owego
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Owego is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
- West Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Warren is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- Lounsberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lounsberry is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
- Nichols
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Orwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Orwell is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell
- Warren Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Center is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Center
- Owego
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smithboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hoopers Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Little Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Apalachin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Potterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Potterville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- South Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Warren is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
- Campville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Campville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- Vawter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Bumpville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- Gaskill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gaskill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill
- Barton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Allis Hollow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Allis Hollow is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allis Hollow
- South Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Hill is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Hullsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hullsville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Le Raysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Le Raysville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Raysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Friendsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vestal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Endicott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sayre
(12 miles [19.3 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>
- Hamar Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
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 Waits 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 Waits Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Endicott
- Nichols
- Owego
- Rome
- Rome lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Waits Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rome.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Sayre
- Vestal
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Waits 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 Waits Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2504883 (Waits Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2504883 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: 463 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Owego
- Location given for Waits Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0075 Lon: -76.2691667
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waits 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. |