A visit to the Wateland 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 Wateland Cemetery ...
The Wateland Cemetery is located in Lancaster County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Beth Israel Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Elkridge Cemetery
- The Elkridge Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge Cemetery
- Episcopalian Cemetery
- The Episcopalian Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Episcopalian Cemetery
- Fallowfield Cemetery
- The Fallowfield Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallowfield Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Glen Run Cemetery
- The Glen Run Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Run Cemetery
- Gordonville Cemetery
- The Gordonville Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gordonville Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Gordonville.
- The Gordonville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amish Cemetery
- Kauffman's Cemetery
- Weaver Family Cemetery
- Zook's Graveyard
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259098 <2>
- Hosanna Meeting House Cemetery
- Londonderry Cemetery
- The Londonderry Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry Cemetery
- Mt. Olive African American Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive African American Methodist Episcopal Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive African American Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive African American Methodist Episcopal Cemetery has also been known as:
- Club Hill African American Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- West Marlborough African American Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136595 <2>
- New Providence Church of God Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Oxford Cemetery
- The Oxford Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Cemetery
- Paradise Mennonite Cemetery
- The Paradise Mennonite Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Mennonite Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Paradise Mennonite Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Paradise.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #697029 <2>
- Pequea Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Pequea Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequea Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Pequea Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pequea United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982332 <2>
- Polish Cemetery
- The Polish Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polish Cemetery
- St. Catherines Cemetery
- St. John's Episcopal Cemetery
- St. Malachi Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Malachi Catholic Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Malachi Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Malachi Catholic Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Chatham.
- The St. Malachi Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Doe Run Catholic Cemetery
- Doe Run Catholic Church Cemetery
- St. Malachi Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192550 <2>
- Ukrainian Cemetery
- The Ukrainian Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukrainian Cemetery
- West Marlborough AME Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wateland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Atglen
- Buck Run
- Buck Run is located in Chester County
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- Buyerstown
- Buyerstown is located in Lancaster County
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- Christiana
- Clonmell
- Clonmell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clonmell
- Compass
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Daleville
- Daleville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Elkview
- Elkview is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Gap
- Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Jennersville
- Jennersville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Kinzers
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Leaman Place
- Leaman Place is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaman Place
- Lenover
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Mechanic Grove
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Ninepoints
- Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints
- Oak Hill
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oxford
- Paradise
- Parkesburg
- Pomeroy
- Quarryville
- Sadsburyville
- Smyrna
- Smyrna is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Stottsville
- Stottsville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stottsville
- Tweedale
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
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 Wateland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lancaster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wateland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Christiana
- Oxford
- Parkesburg
- Quarryville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Wateland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Lancaster 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 Wateland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1190661 (Wateland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1190661 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: Lancaster
- Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gap
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Wateland Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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