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A visit to the Wake Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Wake Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wake Cemetery (FG ID #2232829)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Wake Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wake Cemetery

Lat:   42.0359°   (42° 2' 9")

Lon:   -75.6204°   (-75° 37' 13")

The Wake Cemetery is located in Broome County<2>.

The county seat for Broome County is located in Binghamton. Binghamton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Wake Cemetery .

Name Variations for Wake Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Wake Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Old South Windsor Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Wake Cemetery.<4>

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

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 Wake Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wake Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Edson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
    • Edson is located in Broome County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Edson
    • From the Wake Cemetery to Edson
  • Windsor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Gulf Summit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Oakland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lanesboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
    • Lanesboro is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesboro <8>
  • East Windsor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ouaquaga
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Susquehanna Depot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susquehanna Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
    • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
  • Susquehanna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Brandt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Great Bend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
    • Great Bend is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <8>
  • Hallstead
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallstead have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
    • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <8>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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 Wake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Broome County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Wake Cemetery:

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 Wake Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2543003  (Old South Windsor Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2543003 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Gulf Summit
    • County: Broome         Elev: 284
    • Location given for GNIS #2543003 (Old South Windsor Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2232829

The official website for Broome County: www.gobroomecounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Broome, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wake Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0359, Longitude: -75.6204    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<7>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.
<8>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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