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A visit to the Wheeler Family 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 Family Cemetery ...

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

42.4483, -77.3128

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

The Wheeler Family Cemetery is located in Steuben County<2>.

The county seat for Steuben County is located in Bath. Bath lies just to the south of the Wheeler Family Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wheeler Family Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Wheeler Family Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
  • Mitchellsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Free Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Free Baptist Cemetery is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Baptist Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Depew Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Depew Cemetery is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew Cemetery
  • Shults Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Shults Cemetery is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shults Cemetery
  • Olmstead Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Olmstead Hill Cemetery is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead Hill Cemetery
  • Avoca Town Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Avoca Town Cemetery is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca Town Cemetery
    • The Avoca Town Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Avoca Town Line Cemetery
    • Old Avoca Cemetery
    • Old Avoca Village Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2187907 <5>
  • Old Cemetery of Avoca
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Old Cemetery of Avoca is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery of Avoca
  • Highland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • Cold Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Cemetery
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Chestnut Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rural Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Rural Cemetery is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
    • Lyon Hollow Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lyon Hollow Cemetery is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Hollow Cemetery
    • Vale of Rest Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Vale of Rest Cemetery is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale of Rest Cemetery
    • Willis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Willis Cemetery is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Old County Home Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Shuart Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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 Wheeler Family Cemetery.

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

  • Mitchellsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mitchellsville is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
  • Pleasant Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Cold Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cold Springs is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
  • Hermitage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hermitage is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hammondsport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Prattsburgh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
  • Avoca
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Urbana
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Urbana is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
  • Bath
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bath is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <6>
  • South Pulteney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
  • Catawba
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Catawba is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
  • Sonora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sonora is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Wayne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Keuka
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Keuka is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
    • Italy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Italy is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
    • Cohocton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Howard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Howard is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Savona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bradford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Atlanta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jobs Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jobs Corner is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corner
    • Naples
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • South Bradford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • South Bradford is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bradford
    • Haskinville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Haskinville is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskinville
    • Barrington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Barrington is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington

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 Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Steuben County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Atlanta
  • Avoca
    • Avoca lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Wheeler Family Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • Bath
    • Bath lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Wheeler Family Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bath.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Cohocton
  • Hammondsport
  • Naples
    • Naples lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Wheeler Family Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Naples.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
  • Prattsburgh

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 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 Wheeler Family Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Steuben 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 Family Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2547904  (Wheeler Family Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2547904 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: Steuben
      • Est. Elev: 395 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rheims
      • Location given for Wheeler Family Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.4483333     Lon: -77.3127778
      • 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 Steuben, 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- Wheeler Family 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.