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A visit to the West Branch 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 Branch Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Branch Cemetery (FG ID #2361971)

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 West Branch Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Branch Cemetery

Lat:   41.7127°   (41° 42' 45")

Lon:   -77.6942°   (-77° 41' 39")

The cemetery is located in Potter County<3>.

As an estimate, the West Branch Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Galeton.

The county seat for Potter County is located in Coudersport. Coudersport lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the west northwest of the West Branch Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the West Branch Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Byam Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Byam Cemetery is located in Potter County
  • Maynard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maynard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maynard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maynard Cemetery is located in Tioga County
  • Phoenix Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phoenix Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phoenix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Phoenix Cemetery is located in Tioga County
  • Yochum Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yochum Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yochum Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Yochum Hill Cemetery is located in Potter County
  • Nolton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nolton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nolton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nolton Cemetery is located in Tioga County
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Larrison Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larrison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Larrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Larrison Cemetery is located in Tioga County
  • Baker Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Tioga County
  • Lovel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lovel Cemetery is located in Tioga County
  • Sweden Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweden Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweden Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sweden Hill Cemetery is located in Potter County
  • Ayers Hill Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ayers Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ayers Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ayers Hill Cemetery is located in Potter County
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Potter County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...

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]<2> of the West Branch Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Potter County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Branch Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 West Branch 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 West Branch Cemetery:

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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 West Branch Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7127, Longitude: -77.6942    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Potter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 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.
<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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