A visit to the West Auburn Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the West Auburn Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Auburn Cemetery (FG ID #2546466).
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 West Auburn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Auburn Cemetery:
41.7212, -76.1048
The West Auburn Cemetery is located in Susquehanna County<2>.
The county seat for Susquehanna County is located in Montrose. Montrose lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the West Auburn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Auburn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the West Auburn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Auburn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beaver Meadow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Beaver Meadow Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow Cemetery
- Quimby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Quimby Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quimby Cemetery
- Boles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Boles Cemetery is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Cemetery
- Fowler Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fowler Hill Cemetery is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Hill Cemetery
- Jersey Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Lyon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Rush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The East Rush Cemetery is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rush Cemetery
- Rush Center Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Merryall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Merryall Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryall Cemetery
- Quicks Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Quicks Bend Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicks Bend Cemetery
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- North Flat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bunnell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bunnell Cemetery is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Cemetery
- Devine Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Devine Ridge Cemetery is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devine Ridge Cemetery
- Centerville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
- Lacey Street Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Overfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Joachim's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Quick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Quick Cemetery is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick Cemetery
- Tyler Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Tyler Hill Cemetery is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Hill Cemetery
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill 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 West Auburn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Auburn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rushville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Laceyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Skinners Eddy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Auburn Four Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Meshoppen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wyalusing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Le Raysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Le Raysville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Raysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Elk Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jenningsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Springville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Herrickville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Limehill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mehoopany Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Avery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tyler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lemon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Asylum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Homets Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vosburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Warren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Carey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Montrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Potterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 West Auburn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Susquehanna County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Auburn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Laceyville
- Meshoppen
- Wyalusing
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 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 West Auburn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Susquehanna 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 West Auburn Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2546466
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Susquehanna, 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- West Auburn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |