RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of New York >> Saint Lawrence County >> Willis CemeteryIndex...

A visit to the Willis 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 Willis Cemetery ...

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

44.7537, -74.7549

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

The Willis Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County<2>.

The county seat for Saint Lawrence County is located in Canton. Canton lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the west southwest 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 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Willis Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • East Part Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The East Part Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Part Cemetery
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patrick Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Brasher Falls.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66150 <5>
  • Winthrop Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holmes Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Holmes Hill Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Hill Cemetery
  • Hailville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hailville Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailville Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Ft. Jackson Hopkinton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Chesterfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Chesterfield Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Hill Crest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hill Crest Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Flint Chaffee Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Flint Chaffee Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Chaffee Cemetery
    • Richardson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
    • Mound Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mound Hill Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Hill Cemetery
    • Kyle Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Kyle Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle Cemetery
    • Brookdale Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Brookdale Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brookdale Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Brookdale.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64039 <5>
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Sand Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery

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 Willis Cemetery.

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

  • Brasher Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Winthrop
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hopkinton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hopkinton is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
  • Nicholville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandfordville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sandfordville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandfordville
  • West Stockholm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Brookdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
  • Alburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Alburg is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
  • North Stockholm
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • North Stockholm is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stockholm
  • Parishville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Brasher Iron Works
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Brasher Iron Works is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Iron Works
  • Parishville Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Parishville Center is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parishville Center
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Moira
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sisson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Sisson is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisson
    • Saint Regis Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Helena
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Norwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Norwood is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <6>
    • Potsdam
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Potsdam is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potsdam <6>
    • East Dickinson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • East Dickinson is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dickinson
    • Brushton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Massena Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Massena Springs is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena Springs
    • Raymondville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Norfolk
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • West Parishville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • West Parishville is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Parishville
    • Massena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Massena is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massena <6>

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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Lawrence County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Saint Lawrence 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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #977279  (Willis Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #977279 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: St. Lawrence
      • Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Brasher Falls
      • Location given for Willis Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.7536658     Lon: -74.7549159
      • 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 Saint Lawrence, 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 things 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>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.