A visit to the Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery:
40.9965, -76.5913
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilson Cemetery is located in Montour County<2>.
The county seat for Montour County is located in Danville. Danville lies just to the south southwest of the Wilson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brights Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brights Cemetery is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brights Cemetery
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kase Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Sharp Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sharp Ridge Cemetery is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Ridge Cemetery
- Rosemont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rosemont Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosemont Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bloomsburg.
- The Rosemont Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Rosemont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641294 <5>
- Billmeyer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Billmeyer Cemetery is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Catawissa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1047524 <5>
- Chillisquaque Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Rosemont Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Rosemont Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosemont Cemetery is located in Espy.
- The Rosemont Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Rosemont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45602 <5>
- Ikelers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Ikelers Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikelers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ikelers Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Millville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980067 <5>
- St. James Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Northumberland Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Creveling Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Creveling Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creveling Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Creveling Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<6> the communities of Espy and Almedia. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Almedia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967765 <5>
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- McHenry Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The McHenry Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry 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 Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Danville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Riverside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grovania
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Chulasky
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Buckhorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Rushtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Washingtonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Rupert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Fernville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Mordansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mordansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mordansville
- Jerseytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mooresburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Catawissa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eyers Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Reed
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Paper Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill
- Snydertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Marion Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Elysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Queen City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Espy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Espy is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espy
- Lightstreet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lightstreet is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightstreet
- Welliversville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Welliversville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
- Exchange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Millville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Wilson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montour County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloomsburg
- Catawissa
- Danville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Montour 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1214643 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1214643 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: Montour
- Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Danville
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9964759 Lon: -76.5913419
- 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 Montour, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilson 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. |
| <6> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Espy and Almedia. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |