A visit to the Whitney 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 Whitney Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Whitney Cemetery (FG ID #66733).
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 Whitney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitney Cemetery:
42.1769, -76.8886
The Whitney Cemetery is located in Chemung County<2>.
The county seat for Chemung County is located in Elmira. Elmira lies just to the southeast of the Whitney Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whitney Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Whitney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Goff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Goff Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff Cemetery
- South School Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The South School Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South School Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Rural Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rural Home Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Home Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- Old Marsh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Valley Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley Cemetery
- Post Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Post Creek Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek Cemetery
- Oldfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oldfield Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Woodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Vary Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vary Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Quigley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Quigley Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Cemetery
- Savory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parsons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
- Millport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Millport Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whitney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whitney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Big Flats
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Horseheads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Elmira Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Post Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Millport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Elmira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Elmira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Corning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Corning is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Beaver Dams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pine City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Southport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hornby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Caton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sagetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Webb Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Catharine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Painted Post
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gang Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Erin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Montour Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wedgewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Whitney Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chemung County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whitney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Corning
- Elmira
- Horseheads
- Millport
- Montour Falls
- Painted Post
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 either 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 Whitney Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Chemung 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 Whitney Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #66733
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #971181 (Whitney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #971181 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: Chemung
- Est. Elev: 295 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Big Flats
- Location given for Whitney Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.177019 Lon: -76.8882931
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Chemung, 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 from Point A (ie- Whitney 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |