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 #46598).
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 Branch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Branch Cemetery:
41.6656, -77.4030
The West Branch Cemetery is located in Tioga County<2>.
The county seat for Tioga County is located in Wellsboro. Wellsboro lies just to the northeast of the West Branch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Branch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the West Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Stony Fork / Butler Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ansonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Antrim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Antrim Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Shumway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Shumway Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumway Cemetery
- Academy Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nolton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Nolton Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolton Cemetery
- Wellsboro Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maynard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Maynard Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Welsh Settlement Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Phoenix Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Phoenix Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix Cemetery
- Tioga County Memorial Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dartt Settlement Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Byam Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Byam Cemetery is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byam Cemetery
- Niles Valley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Short Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ackley Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Ackley Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackley Cemetery
- Larrison Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Larrison Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrison Cemetery
- Bullock Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Bullock Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Cemetery
- Middlebury Union Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thumptown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Balsam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ansonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Antrim
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Asaph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blackwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hoytville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brownlee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wellsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marsh Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Manhattan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oregon Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Landrus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gurnee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Flats
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whitneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Niles Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Tioga 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 first visit 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 West Branch 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 West Branch Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #46598
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1190894 (West Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1190894 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: 553 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tiadaghton
- Location given for West Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6653489 Lon: -77.4027563
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Branch 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. |