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A visit to the Wheeler 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 Wheeler Cemetery ...

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

42.1369, -78.1458

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

The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Allegany County<2>.

The county seat for Allegany County is located in Belmont. Belmont lies just to the northeast of the Wheeler Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wheeler Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Wheeler Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Utopia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Utopia Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia Cemetery
  • Nile Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Nile Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nile Cemetery
  • Dimmick Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Dimmick Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmick Cemetery
  • Richburg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Richburg Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richburg Cemetery
  • Clarksville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Clarksville Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville Cemetery
  • Sortore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sortore Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sortore Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Maple Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Maple Lawn Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lawn Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Allentown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Knights Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Knights Creek Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Creek Cemetery
    • West Genesee Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The West Genesee Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Genesee Cemetery
    • Little Genesee Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Well Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Well Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Well Cemetery
    • Forest Hills Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Forest Hills Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills Cemetery
    • Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cuba Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellamy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy Cemetery
    • St. Joseph's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • Palmer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Palmer Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
    • Norton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Norton Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery

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 Wheeler Cemetery.

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

  • Richburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bolivar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kossuth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Kossuth is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
  • Friendship
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • West Clarksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • West Clarksville is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksville
  • Sawyer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sawyer is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
  • Vosburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Vosburg is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
  • Allentown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pikeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pikeville is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Petrolia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Petrolia is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
  • Little Genesee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Belmont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Cuba
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Cuba is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <6>
    • Alma
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Alma is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Bowler
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bowler is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
    • Honeoye
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Honeoye is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
    • Black Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wellsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lyons Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lyons Corners is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corners
    • Myrtle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Myrtle is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
    • East Sharon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • East Sharon is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
    • Stannards
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Stannards is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
    • Withey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Withey is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withey
    • Weston Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Weston Mills is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Mills
    • Portville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Shinglehouse
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Dyke
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Dyke is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
    • Abbotts
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Abbotts is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts

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 Wheeler Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allegany County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wheeler Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Allegany 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 Wheeler Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2544243  (Wheeler Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2544243 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: Allegany
      • Est. Elev: 571 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Friendship
      • Location given for Wheeler Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.1369444     Lon: -78.1458333
      • 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 Allegany, 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' (or 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- Wheeler 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.