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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   44.7537°   (44° 45' 13")

Lon:   -74.7549°   (-74° 45' 17")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • East Part Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Part Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Part Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Part Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Winthrop Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holmes Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holmes Hill Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Hailville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hailville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hailville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hailville Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Ft. Jackson Hopkinton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Jackson Hopkinton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Jackson Hopkinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ft. Jackson Hopkinton Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Chesterfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chesterfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chesterfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chesterfield Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Hill Crest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Crest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Crest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hill Crest Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Flint Chaffee Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flint Chaffee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flint Chaffee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flint Chaffee Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Richardson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Mound Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mound Hill Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Kyle Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kyle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kyle Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Brookdale Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookdale Cemetery
      • The Brookdale Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brookdale Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Brookdale.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64039 <5>
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Sand Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County

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]<3> of the Willis Cemetery.

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

  • Winthrop
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hopkinton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
    • Hopkinton is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Nicholville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandfordville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandfordville
    • Sandfordville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • West Stockholm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Alburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
    • Alburg is located in Franklin County
  • North Stockholm
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stockholm
    • North Stockholm is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Parishville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Brasher Iron Works
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brasher Iron Works. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Iron Works
    • Brasher Iron Works is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Parishville Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parishville Center
    • Parishville Center is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Moira
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sisson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sisson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisson
    • Sisson is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
      • Potsdam is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dickinson
      • East Dickinson is located in Franklin County
    • Brushton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Massena Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Massena Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena Springs
      • Massena Springs is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Raymondville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Norfolk
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfolk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
      • Norfolk is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfolk <6>
    • West Parishville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Parishville
      • West Parishville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Massena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena
      • Massena is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massena <6>
    • Hannawa Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Coney Island
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coney Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
      • Coney Island is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Willisville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
      • Willisville is located in Saint Lawrence County

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 turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:

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: GNIS record #977279 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Brasher Falls
    • County: St. Lawrence         Elev: 129
    • Location given for GNIS #977279 (Willis Cemetery)

The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Willis Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7537, Longitude: -74.7549       In this case, the coordinates for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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