A visit to the Alvira 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 Alvira Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Alvira Cemetery (FG ID #2269419)
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 Alvira Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alvira Cemetery
Lat: 41.1306° (41° 7' 50")
Lon: -76.9494° (-76° 56' 57")
The cemetery is located in Union County<3>.
As an estimate, the Alvira Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Allenwood.
The county seat for Union County is located in Lewisburg. Lewisburg lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the south southeast of the Alvira Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Alvira Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alvira Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- White Deer Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Christ Lutheran Stone Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. John's UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Allenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lycoming County
- Green Lawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clinton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Clinton Cemetery is located in Lycoming County
- Mosquito Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosquito Valley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mosquito Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mosquito Valley Cemetery is located in Lycoming County
- Klopp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Union County
- Stitzel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stitzel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stitzel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stitzel Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Lycoming County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- White Deer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montoursville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Lycoming County
- Edgewood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Lycoming County
- Ohey Sholem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohey Sholem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ohey Sholem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ohey Sholem Cemetery is located in Lycoming County
- Wildwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mound Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Lycoming County
- Harmony Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Grandview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Old Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Turbotville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. James Episcopal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Hills Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Hills Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twin Hills Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Twin Hills Memorial Park is located in Lycoming County
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]<2> of the Alvira Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alvira Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alvira. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Alvira
- From the Alvira Cemetery to Alvira
- Allenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dewart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Watsontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Williamsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McEwensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duboistown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duboistown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duboistown
- Duboistown is located in Lycoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Williamsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montoursville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montoursville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoursville
- Montoursville is located in Lycoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montoursville <7>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Faxon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- Turbotville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turbotville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turbotville
- Turbotville is located in Northumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turbotville <7>
- Muncy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garden View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden View have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden View
- Garden View is located in Lycoming County
- Newberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Newberry is located in Lycoming County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Newberry
- From the Alvira Cemetery to Newberry
- Muncy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muncy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Grimesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Collomsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lewisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Linntown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Potts Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairlawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Alvira Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alvira Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lewisburg
- Milton
- Montoursville
- Muncy
- South Williamsport
- Watsontown
- West Milton
- Williamsport
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 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 Alvira Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Union County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Alvira Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Union County: www.unionco.org/
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Alvira Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1306, Longitude: -76.9494 |
<3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Union, 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> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<8> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |