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Introduction ...

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 Bedford Memorial Gardens ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bedford Memorial Gardens

Lat:   40.0540°   (40° 3' 14")

Lon:   -78.5078°   (-78° 30' 28")

The Bedford Memorial Gardens is located in Bedford County<2>.

The county seat for Bedford County is located in Bedford. Bedford lies just to the south southeast of the Bedford Memorial Gardens .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Bedford Memorial Gardens.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bedford Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Hershberger Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hershberger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hershberger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hershberger Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Ritchey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ritchey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ritchey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ritchey Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Fishertown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Friends Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Friends Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Schellsburg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schellsburg Cemetery
    • The Schellsburg Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • The Schellsburg Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
    • Old Log Church Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964953 <5>
  • Burger Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burger Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Indian Springs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Indian Springs Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Everett Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Everett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Everett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Everett Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Hetrick Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hetrick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hetrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hetrick Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Steele Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steele Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steele Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Steele Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Yellow Creek Reformed Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46229 <5>
  • Potter Creek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Potter Creek Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Old Union Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Union Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Keagy Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keagy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keagy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keagy Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Holsinger Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pavia Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969477 <5>
    • Bunker Hill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunker Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunker Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bunker Hill Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Dry Hill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dry Hill Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Replogle Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Replogle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Replogle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Replogle Cemetery is located in Bedford County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bedford Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bedford Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Wolfsburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolfsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsburg
    • Wolfsburg is located in Bedford County
  • Yount
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount
    • Yount is located in Bedford County
  • Bedford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
    • Bedford is located in Bedford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <6>
  • Penn Wood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wood
    • Penn Wood is located in Bedford County
  • Saint Clairsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clairsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
    • Saint Clairsville is located in Bedford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
  • Manns Choice
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manns Choice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Choice
    • Manns Choice is located in Bedford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Choice <6>
  • Ott Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ott Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
    • Ott Town is located in Bedford County
  • Mount Dallas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
    • Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County
  • Schellsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schellsburg
    • Schellsburg is located in Bedford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schellsburg <6>
  • Charlesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charlesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
    • Charlesville is located in Bedford County
  • Salemville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemville
    • Salemville is located in Bedford County
  • New Paris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
    • New Paris is located in Bedford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <6>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Pleasantville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
      • Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • Osterburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • New Enterprise
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
      • New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
    • Everett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
      • Everett is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <6>
    • Yellow Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
      • Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
    • Loysburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodbury
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Woodbury is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <6>
    • Waterside
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
      • Waterside is located in Bedford County
    • Kegg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kegg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegg
      • Kegg is located in Bedford County
    • Rainsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
      • Rainsburg is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Marble City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
      • Marble City is located in Bedford County
    • Maria
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
      • Maria is located in Bedford County

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 Bedford Memorial Gardens. The following communities are located in Bedford County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bedford Memorial Gardens.

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 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 Bedford Memorial Gardens:

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 Bedford Memorial Gardens:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1169084  (Bedford Memorial Gardens)
    • Note: GNIS record #1169084 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Bedford
    • County: Bedford         Elev: 389
    • Location given for GNIS #1169084 (Bedford Memorial Gardens)

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 Bedford, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bedford Memorial Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0540, Longitude: -78.5078       In this case, the coordinates for the Bedford Memorial Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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