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A visit to the Wait's Corners 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 Wait's Corners Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wait's Corners Cemetery:

42.1206, -79.5539

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

The Wait's Corners Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County<2>.

The county seat for Chautauqua County is located in Mayville. Mayville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Wait's Corners Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wait's Corners 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 Wait's Corners Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wait's Corners Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Sherman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sherman Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Clymer Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Panama Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Panama Union Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama Union Cemetery
  • North Harmony Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The North Harmony Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harmony Cemetery
  • Marks Corners Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Marks Corners Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Corners Cemetery
  • Clymer Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Clymer Hill Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer Hill Cemetery
  • Open Meadows Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Open Meadows Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Meadows Cemetery
  • Mina Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Mina Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mina Cemetery
  • Wild Rose Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Wild Rose Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose Cemetery
  • Prendergast Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Prendergast Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prendergast Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Holland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • East Clymer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The East Clymer Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clymer Cemetery
    • Town Line Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Town Line Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Line Cemetery
    • Blockville Union Burying Ground
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Chautauqua Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Chautauqua Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua Cemetery
    • Porter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Porter Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
    • French Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The French Creek Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the French Creek Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of French Creek.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1286168 <5>
    • Tillotson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Tillotson Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillotson Cemetery
    • Grant Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gardner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Gardner Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
    • Bemus Point Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Bemus Point Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemus Point 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 Wait's Corners Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wait's Corners Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • North Clymer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
  • Stebbins Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stebbins Corners is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Corners
  • Sherman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Slab City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Slab City is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
  • Panama
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stedman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stedman is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
  • French Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • French Creek is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
  • Quigley Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Quigley Park is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Park
  • Bemus Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • 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 northeast)
  • Bear Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Niobe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Phillips Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Phillips Mills is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Mills
    • Mayville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Findley Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Belleview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Belleview is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
    • Wooglin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wooglin is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooglin
    • Hartfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
    • Lakewood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Columbus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Forsyth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Forsyth is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
    • Greenhurst
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Ripley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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 Wait's Corners 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 Wait's Corners 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 professional and volunteer 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 Wait's Corners 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 Wait's Corners Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2554273  (Wait's Corners Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2554273 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: 518 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: North Clymer
      • Location given for Wait's Corners Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.1205556     Lon: -79.5538889
      • 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wait's Corners 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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