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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. 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 Plank Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Plank 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 Plank Cemetery

Lat:   41.9712°   (41° 58' 16")

Lon:   -77.5714°   (-77° 34' 17")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Potter Street Cemetery is located in Steuben County (NY)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Tioga County
  • Krusen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krusen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krusen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Krusen Cemetery is located in Tioga County
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Tioga County
  • Champlin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Murdock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murdock Cemetery
    • The Murdock Cemetery is located in Steuben County (NY)
  • Card Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Card Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Card Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Card Cemetery is located in Steuben County (NY)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Tioga County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Tioga County
  • Young Hickory Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Hickory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Hickory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Young Hickory Cemetery is located in Steuben County (NY)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Steuben County (NY)
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kelly Cemetery is located in Steuben County (NY)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • West Union Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Union Mennonite Church Cemetery
      • The West Union Mennonite Church Cemetery is located in Steuben County (NY)
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Tioga County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lovel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lovel Cemetery is located in Tioga County
    • Swimley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swimley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swimley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swimley Cemetery is located in Tioga County
    • Red Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Red Cemetery is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • Chenango Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chenango Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chenango Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chenango Cemetery is located in Steuben County (NY)

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
    • North Fork is located in Potter County
  • Westfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrison Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
    • Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
  • Elmer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
    • Elmer is located in Potter County
  • Potter Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
    • Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
  • Cowanesque
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
    • Cowanesque is located in Tioga County
  • Austinburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
    • Austinburg is located in Tioga County
  • South Troupsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Troupsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
    • South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
  • Troupsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Knoxville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Knoxville is located in Tioga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <6>
  • Hector
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
    • Hector is located in Potter County
  • Rexville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • North Bingham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
      • North Bingham is located in Potter County
    • Ulysses
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunderlinville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunderlinville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
      • Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
    • Whitesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gurnee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gurnee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
      • Gurnee is located in Tioga County
    • Greenwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Osceola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Osceola is located in Tioga County
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Bingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
      • West Bingham is located in Potter County
    • Newfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
      • Newfield is located in Potter County
    • Elkland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
      • Elkland is located in Tioga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <6>
    • Independence
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Independence is located in Allegany County (NY)

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 start with 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 Plank 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 Plank Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1183997  (Plank Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1183997 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: Potter Brook
    • County: Tioga         Elev: 586
    • Location given for GNIS #1183997 (Plank Cemetery)

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Plank Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9712, Longitude: -77.5714       In this case, the coordinates for the Plank 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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