A visit to the West Mina Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 West Mina Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Mina Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Mina Cemetery
Lat: 42.0889° (42° 5' 20")
Lon: -79.7567° (-79° 45' 24")
The West Mina Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County<2>.
The county seat for Chautauqua County is located in Mayville. Mayville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the West Mina Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the West Mina Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Mina Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Matthias Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthias Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthias Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Matthias Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Findley Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Findley Lake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Findley Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Findley Lake Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Taft Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taft Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taft Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Taft Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- French Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the French Creek Cemetery
- The French Creek Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- 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>
- Cutting Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cutting Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cutting Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cutting Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Marks Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marks Corners Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marks Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Marks Corners Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Mina Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mina Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mina Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mina Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Greenfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenfield Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Greenfield Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Erie County (PA)
- The Greenfield Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hornby Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #780625 <5>
- Holland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clymer Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clymer Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clymer Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Clymer Hill Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- South Ripley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Ripley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Ripley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The South Ripley Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Phillipsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillipsville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillipsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Phillipsville Cemetery is located in Erie County (PA)
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- Wheelock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheelock Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheelock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wheelock Cemetery is located in Erie County (PA)
- East Clymer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Clymer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Clymer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The East Clymer Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Erie County (PA)
- St. Gregory Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Gregory Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Gregory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Gregory Cemetery is located in Erie County (PA)
- St.s Pauls Evangelical Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clymer Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Northville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Northville Cemetery is located in Erie County (PA)
- Phillips Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Erie County (PA)
- Wait's Corners Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wait's Corners Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wait's Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wait's Corners Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Sherman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sherman Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Mina Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Mina Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Findley Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- French Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County
- Hornby
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hornby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Hornby is located in Erie County (PA)
- Wattsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsburg
- Wattsburg is located in Erie County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wattsburg <6>
- Phillipsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County (PA)
- Slab City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Slab City is located in Chautauqua County
- Arbuckle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arbuckle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County (PA)
- North East
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Clymer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Clymer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County
- Sherman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Freeport is located in Erie County (PA)
- Beaver Dam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County (PA)
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- Elgin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Elgin is located in Erie County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Stebbins Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Corners
- Stebbins Corners is located in Chautauqua County
- Ripley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Corry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Panama
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
- Panama is located in Chautauqua County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <6>
- Wesleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wesleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
- Wesleyville is located in Erie County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,093 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesleyville <6>
- Union City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Union City is located in Erie County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,097 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <6>
- Colza
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colza. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Colza is located in Warren County (PA)
- Bear Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forsyth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
- Forsyth is located in Chautauqua County
- Lawrence Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Park
- Lawrence Park is located in Erie County (PA)
- Waterford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stedman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
- Stedman is located in Chautauqua County
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 West Mina 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 West Mina Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bear Lake
- Corry
- Corry lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the West Mina Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Corry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
- Findley Lake
- North East
- Panama
- Ripley
- Sherman
- Union City
- Waterford
- Wattsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 West Mina Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Chautauqua County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the West Mina Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 West Mina Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #970803 (West Mina Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #970803 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: Wattsburg
- County: Chautauqua Elev: 436
- Location given for GNIS #970803 (West Mina Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Chautauqua County: www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the West Mina Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0889, Longitude: -79.7567 In this case, the coordinates for the West Mina Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<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> | 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. |
<7> | 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. |