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A visit to the Waverly 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 Waverly Cemetery ...

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

40.8154, -73.0501

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

The Waverly Cemetery is located in Suffolk County<2>.

The county seat for Suffolk County is located in Riverhead. Riverhead lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Waverly Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Waverly Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Waverly Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Patchogue Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Patchogue Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchogue Cemetery
  • Cenacle Convent Graveyard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • UMC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The UMC Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for UMC Cemetery
    • The UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lake Ronkonkoma Cemetery
    • Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65037 <5>
  • Lake Ronkonkoma Cemetery II
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
  • Rice Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Rice Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
  • St. de Sales Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. de Sales Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. de Sales Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. de Sales Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Patchogue.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65961 <5>
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Patchogue.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64155 <5>
  • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Roe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Roe Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • New Village Congregation Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Newton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Newton Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
    • St. John Nepomucene RC Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bohemia Union Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bohemia Union Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia Union Cemetery
      • The Bohemia Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Union Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2396149 <5>
    • St. Lawrence Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Lawrence Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lawrence Cemetery
    • Blue Point Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Blue Point Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point Cemetery
    • Elijah Davis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Elijah Davis Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah Davis Cemetery
    • Coram Village Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Coram Village Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coram Village Cemetery
    • Old Coram Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Coram Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Coram Cemetery
    • Johah Smith Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Johah Smith Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johah Smith Cemetery
    • The Old Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Old Catholic Cemetery
      • The Old Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • The Old Middle Country Road Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Waverly Cemetery.

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

  • Holtsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Farmingville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Holbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • North Patchogue
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • North Patchogue is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Patchogue
  • Medford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Selden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Centereach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ronkonkoma
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bohemia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Patchogue
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • East Patchogue
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • East Patchogue is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Patchogue
  • Coram
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lake Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Ronkonkoma
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sayville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bayport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Blue Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Gordon Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Gordon Heights is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
    • Nesconset
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • West Sayville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • West Sayville is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sayville
    • North Bellport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • North Bellport is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellport
    • Saint James
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Terryville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Terryville is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
    • Islandia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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 Waverly Cemetery. The following communities are located in Suffolk County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Waverly 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 Waverly Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #968941  (Waverly Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #968941 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: 33 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Patchogue
      • Location given for Waverly Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.8153762     Lon: -73.0501086
      • 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waverly 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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