A visit to the Willis 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 Willis Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Willis Cemetery (FG ID #2234233).
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 Willis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willis Cemetery:
42.1026, -76.0028
The Willis Cemetery is located in Broome County<2>.
The county seat for Broome County is located in Binghamton. Binghamton lies just to the east of the Willis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Willis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Willis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Riverhurst Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vestal Hills Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chrysler Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Broas Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary's Orthodox Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rounds Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bunn Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Cyril Slovak Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Slovak Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- West Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Floral Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. John Ukrainian Orthodox Parish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shores Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shores Hills Cemetery is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shores Hills Cemetery
- Vestal Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary's Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Michael's Greek Catholic Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- All Saints Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 Willis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Willow Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Endwell
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Vestal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Endicott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Binghamton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Ireland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Port Dickinson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
- Hinmans Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hawleyton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- West Chenango
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Campville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Apalachin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Choconut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brackney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kattellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Castle Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hullsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gaskill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Little Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Conklin Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Conklin Center is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin Center
- Glen Aubrey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Conklin Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brookvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Willis Cemetery. The following communities are located in Broome County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Binghamton
- Endicott
- Johnson City
- Vestal
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 Willis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Broome 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 Willis Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2234233
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2542987 (Willis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2542987 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: Broome
- Est. Elev: 255 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Endicott
- Location given for Willis Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1025 Lon: -76.0027778
- 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 Broome, 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- Willis 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. |