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A visit to the Wildwood 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 Wildwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wildwood Cemetery (FG ID #66744).

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 Wildwood Cemetery ...

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

43.6079, -75.3452

The Wildwood Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.

The county seat for Lewis County is located in Lowville. Lowville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Wildwood Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wildwood Cemetery.

Establishment of the Wildwood Cemetery ...

The Wildwood Cemetery was:

Incorporated August 7, 1906

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Wildwood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Collinsville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Collinsville Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville Cemetery
  • Turin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Turin Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Leyden Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Leyden Hill Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden Hill Cemetery
  • Sands Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Sands Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands Cemetery
  • Collins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Collins Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
  • Burdicks Crossing Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Contableville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rural Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rural Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Brantingham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Brantingham Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantingham Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wildwood Cemetery.

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

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 Wildwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lewis County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Wildwood Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Lewis 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 Wildwood Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #66744

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #971265  (Wildwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #971265 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: Lewis
      • Est. Elev: 260 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Port Leyden
      • Location given for Wildwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.6081247     Lon: -75.3462872
      • 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 Lewis, 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 from Point A (ie- Wildwood 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.