A visit to the Waits River 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 Waits River Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Waits River Cemetery:
44.0867, -72.2762
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Waits River Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Waits River Cemetery is located in Orange County<2>.
. Chelsea lies 10 miles [16.1 km]
<3> to the southwest of the Waits River Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Waits River Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Waits River Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Waits River Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fellows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Fellows Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellows Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- West Topsham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The West Topsham Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Topsham Cemetery
- West Topsham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The West Topsham Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Topsham Cemetery
- Avery Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Avery Family Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Family Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Hutchinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hutchinson Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson Cemetery
- East Orange Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The East Orange Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange Cemetery
- East Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The East Corinth Cemetery is located in Orange County
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- East Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The East Corinth Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Corinth Cemetery
- Currier Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Currier Hill Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currier Hill Cemetery
- East Topsham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The East Topsham Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Topsham Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Clement Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Clement Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement Cemetery
- West Corinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The West Corinth Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Corinth Cemetery
- Darling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Darling Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling Cemetery
- Corinth Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Page Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Page Hill Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Hill Cemetery
- Renfrow - Heath Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mills Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mills Family Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Family Cemetery
- Groton Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Groton Road Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton Road Cemetery
- Peake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Peake Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peake Cemetery
- Meadow Meeting House Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wrights Mtn. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wrights Mtn. Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Mtn. Cemetery
- Lime Kiln Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lime Kiln Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln Cemetery
- Round Top Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Round Top Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top Cemetery
- Huckins - Caldwell Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Waits River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Waits River Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Corinth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Corinth is located in Orange County
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- Topsham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Topsham is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
- West Corinth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Corinth is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Corinth
- Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orange is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- Newbury Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newbury Center is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Center
- Corinth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,427 people
- Bradford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
- West Newbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Newbury is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Newbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newbury is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
- Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Washington is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
- Vershire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vershire is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vershire
- Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Vershire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vershire is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vershire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Newbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Newbury is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newbury
- Groton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Fairlee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Fairlee is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairlee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Newbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Websterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsea is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
- Fairlee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairlee is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Haverhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wells River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Groton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Groton is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
- Lakeside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeside is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Graniteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Graniteville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
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 Waits River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Orange County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Waits River 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 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 Waits River Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Vermont:
- Pages specific to Orange 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 Waits River Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1921607 (Waits River Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1921607 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: Orange
- Est. Elev: 274 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Topsham
- Location given for Waits River Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.0867312 Lon: -72.2762069
- 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 Vermont's counties, including Orange, 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 from Point A (ie- Waits River 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. |