A visit to the Besley 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 Besley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Besley Cemetery:
41.8462, -76.8430
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Besley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Besley Cemetery is located in Bradford County<2>.
The county seat for Bradford County is located in Towanda. Towanda lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Besley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Besley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Besley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Besley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gladding Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gladding Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladding Cemetery
- Fries Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Fries Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries Cemetery
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Card Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Card Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Card Cemetery
- Granite - Pierson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beaman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beaman Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Cemetery
- Sylvania Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sylvania Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Brace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Brace Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brace Cemetery
- Chase - Newbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Potter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Grover Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Grover Hill Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pumpkin Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pumpkin Hill Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Hill Cemetery
- King Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The King Hill Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Hill Cemetery
- Case Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Case Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Case Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Leonard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Leonard Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Cemetery
- Leona Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Leona Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona Cemetery
- Westbrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Westbrook Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook 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 Besley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Besley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Austinville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Columbia Cross Roads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
- Coryland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Coryland is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
- Sylvania
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvania is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Berrytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Troy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Roseville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Covert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Covert is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Wetona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wetona is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetona
- Big Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Big Pond is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
- Gillett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gillett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Mainesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Alba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alba is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Bentley Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
- Windfall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Windfall is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Millerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millerton is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Fassett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fassett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
- Minnequa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Minnequa is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnequa
- Granville Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Granville Center is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville Center
- East Smithfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Smithfield is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Smithfield
- Mansfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burlington is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Wellsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Webb Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
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 Besley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bradford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Besley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Millerton
- Troy
- Troy lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Besley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
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 professional and volunteer 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 Besley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Bradford 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 Besley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1169324 (Besley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1169324 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: Bradford
- Est. Elev: 367 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Troy
- Location given for Besley Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8461854 Lon: -76.8430137
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Bradford, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Besley 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. |