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A visit to the Wharton 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 Wharton Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wharton Cemetery:

41.5137, -78.0331

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wharton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Wharton Cemetery is located in Potter County<2>.

The county seat for Potter County is located in Coudersport. Coudersport lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north of the Wharton Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wharton Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Wharton Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Brooks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Brooks Cemetery is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
  • Gilmore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Costello Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Costello Cemetery is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costello Cemetery
  • Rees Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Rees Cemetery is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rees Cemetery
  • Forksville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Forksville Cemetery is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Moores Run Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Moores Run Cemetery is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Run Cemetery
  • Newton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Newton Cemetery is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
  • Grove Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Grove Hill Cemetery is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Cemetery
  • McCoy Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • New Maple Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The New Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Maple Grove Cemetery
      • The New Maple Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Maple Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2203193 <5>
    • McFall Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The McFall Cemetery is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall Cemetery
    • Summerson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Summerson Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerson Cemetery
      • The Summerson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Valentine Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46434 <5>
    • Pine St. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pine St. Cemetery is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine St. Cemetery
    • Wyle Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wyle Cemetery is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyle Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Reed Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wharton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wharton Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Cameron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cameron is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Austin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hammersley Fork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
  • Emporium
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Huntley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Huntley is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
  • Weber City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Weber City is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
  • Gardeau
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gardeau is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
  • Driftwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wyside
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Wyside is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
  • Mix Run
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mix Run is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
  • Inez
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Inez is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Ayers Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dents Run
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dents Run is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
    • Bitumen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bitumen is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
    • Cooks Run
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
    • Westport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sweden Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
    • Coudersport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Grant
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Grant is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Keating
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Keating is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
    • Beechwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Beechwood is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
    • Roulette
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Renovo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • South Renovo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • South Renovo is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Farwell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Farwell is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
    • North Bend
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

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 Wharton 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 Wharton 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 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 Wharton Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Potter 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 Wharton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1191202  (Wharton Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1191202 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: Potter
      • Est. Elev: 329 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wharton
      • Location given for Wharton Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.5136758     Lon: -78.0330569
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Potter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wharton 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>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.
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