A visit to the Wilcox 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 Wilcox Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilcox Cemetery:
42.7461, -76.2783
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilcox Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Cayuga County<2>.
The county seat for Cayuga County is located in Auburn. Auburn lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the northwest of the Wilcox Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilcox Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Wilcox Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilcox Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sempronius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sempronius Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius Cemetery
- Seven Day Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Searles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Searles Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searles Cemetery
- Scott Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Scott Union Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Union Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Eaton Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Eaton Road Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Road Cemetery
- Brook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Brook Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Cemetery
- Cold Brook Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Eaton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Eaton Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Cemetery
- Gillett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gillett Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett Cemetery
- Spafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Spafford Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The James Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Kelloggsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Quaker Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Quaker Cemetery
- Atwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Atwater Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater Cemetery
- Bromley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bromley Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley Cemetery
- Otisco Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Otisco Valley Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley Cemetery
- Spafford Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Spafford Hollow Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford Hollow Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Spafford Hollow Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Amber.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2254790 <5>
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] of the Wilcox Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilcox Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sempronius
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Scott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Dresserville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
- East Scott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
- Spafford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spafford is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
- New Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Kelloggsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Montville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Montville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Pratt Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- Little York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little York is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Preble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Otisco Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Moravia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Summer Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill has also been known as:
- Plato
- Slab City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Slab City is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Assembly Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Assembly Park is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assembly Park
- Homer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cummings Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
- Otisco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Otisco is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Omro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Omro is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Locke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Groton City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Groton City is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
- Tully
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Niles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Niles is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Amber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Amber is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Cascade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cascade is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
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 Wilcox Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cayuga County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilcox Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Homer
- Homer lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Wilcox Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Homer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Locke
- Moravia
- Scott
- Tully
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 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 Wilcox Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Cayuga 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 Wilcox Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2120987 (Wilcox Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2120987 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: Cayuga
- Est. Elev: 551 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sempronius
- Location given for Wilcox Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7461111 Lon: -76.2783333
- 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 Cayuga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilcox 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. |