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A visit to the Wiscoy 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 Wiscoy Cemetery ...

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

42.4994, -78.0811

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

The Wiscoy Cemetery is located in Allegany County<2>.

The county seat for Allegany County is located in Belmont. Belmont lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south of the Wiscoy Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wiscoy Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Wiscoy Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fillmore Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65634 <5>
  • East Koy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The East Koy Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy Cemetery
  • Alger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hume Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hume Village Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume Village Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Dole Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dole Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dole Cemetery
  • Short Tract Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Assumption Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Assumption Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
  • Pennycook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Portageville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Portageville Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portageville Cemetery
  • Pennycook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Pennycook Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennycook Cemetery
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Weaver Settlement Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Portageville Pioneer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
    • Bates Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Bates Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
    • East Caneadea Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The East Caneadea Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Caneadea Cemetery
    • Hunts Hollow Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • German Settlement Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
      • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dalton Union Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216998 <5>
    • Dalton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
    • Colonel George Williams & Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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 Wiscoy Cemetery.

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

  • Wiscoy
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
  • Fillmore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hume
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • East Koy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Koy is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
  • Pike
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Houghton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dalton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewis is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Caneadea
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • West Allen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • West Allen is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
  • Nunda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Nunda is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <6>
  • Oramel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Oramel is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hardys
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hardys is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
    • Castile
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Gainesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Belfast
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Aristotle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Aristotle is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
    • Bliss
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rushford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Swain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Swain is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
      • Swain has also been known as:
      • Swains Station
      • Swainsville
      • Swin
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <6>
    • Fairview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Fairview is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Smiths Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
    • Angelica
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Garwoods
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Garwoods is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
    • Newburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Newburg is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg

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 Wiscoy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allegany County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wiscoy 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 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 Wiscoy Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Allegany 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 Wiscoy Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2544238  (Wiscoy Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2544238 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: Allegany
      • Est. Elev: 370 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fillmore
      • Location given for Wiscoy Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.4994444     Lon: -78.0811111
      • 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 Allegany, 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- Wiscoy 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.