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A visit to the Plank 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 Plank Cemetery ...

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

41.9712, -77.5714

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

The Plank Cemetery is located in Tioga County<2>.

The county seat for Tioga County is located in Wellsboro. Wellsboro lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the southeast of the Plank Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Plank Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Plank Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Potter Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Potter Street Cemetery is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Street Cemetery
  • Clark Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
  • Krusen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Krusen Cemetery is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krusen Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Champlin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Murdock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Murdock Cemetery is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock Cemetery
  • Card Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Card Cemetery is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Card Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
    • The Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • River View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45882 <5>
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Young Hickory Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Young Hickory Cemetery is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Hickory Cemetery
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Kelly Cemetery is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • West Union Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The West Union Mennonite Church Cemetery is located in Steuben County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Mennonite Church Cemetery
      • The West Union Mennonite Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mennonite Cemetery
      • West Union Mennonite Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2641498 <5>
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Steuben County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
      • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Knoxville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1451645 <5>
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lovel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Lovel Cemetery is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovel Cemetery
    • Swimley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Swimley Cemetery is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swimley Cemetery
    • Red Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Red Cemetery is located in Steuben County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cemetery
    • Chenango Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Chenango Cemetery is located in Steuben County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango 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 Plank Cemetery.

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

  • North Fork
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • North Fork is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
  • Westfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrison Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
  • Elmer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Elmer is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
  • Potter Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
  • Cowanesque
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cowanesque is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
  • Austinburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Austinburg is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
  • South Troupsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
  • Troupsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Knoxville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hector
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hector is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
  • Rexville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • North Bingham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • North Bingham is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
    • Ulysses
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunderlinville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
    • Whitesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gurnee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Gurnee is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
    • Greenwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Osceola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Osceola is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Woodhull
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jasper
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • West Bingham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • West Bingham is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
    • Newfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Newfield is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
    • Elkland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Independence
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Independence is located in Allegany County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence

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 Plank Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tioga County.

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

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Tioga 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 Plank Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1183997  (Plank Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1183997 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: Tioga
      • Est. Elev: 586 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Potter Brook
      • Location given for Plank Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.9711808     Lon: -77.5713763
      • 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 Tioga, 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- Plank 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.
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