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A visit to the Bennington 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 Bennington Cemetery ...

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

40.4820, -78.5220

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

The Bennington Cemetery is located in Blair County<2>.

The county seat for Blair County is located in Hollidaysburg. Hollidaysburg lies just to the east southeast of the Bennington Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bennington Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Bennington Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Amsbry Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Amsbry Union Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbry Union Cemetery
  • Blacks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Blacks Cemetery is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks Cemetery
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
  • St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Michael Catholic Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michael Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Loretto.
    • The St. Michael Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Michael Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46182 <5>
  • Carson Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Carson Valley Cemetery is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carson Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Cross Keys.
    • The Carson Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Albaughs Cemetery
    • Dunkard Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2155440 <5>
  • Hutchinson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Hutchinson Cemetery is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson Cemetery
    • The Hutchinson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Guildford Cemetery
    • McGarvey Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45167 <5>
  • St.s Peter & Paul RC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St.s Peter & Paul RC Cemetery is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter & Paul RC Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Peter & Paul RC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Altoona.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46273 <5>
  • St. Mary Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • St.s Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Agudath Achim Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Bridgids Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Bridgids Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridgids Cemetery
    • Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lillydale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lillydale Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillydale Cemetery
    • County Home Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The County Home Cemetery is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Green Lawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery

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 Bennington Cemetery.

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

  • Gallitzin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sankertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sankertown is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankertown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Cresson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Summit
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Summit is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Amsbry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Amsbry is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbry
  • Spindley City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Spindley City is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindley City
  • Ashville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cross Keys
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross Keys is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
  • Canan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Canan is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
  • Eldorado
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Eldorado is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Buckhorn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Buckhorn is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
  • Duncansville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Loretto
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Scarlan Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Scarlan Hill is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlan Hill
    • Puzzletown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Puzzletown is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
    • Newry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hollidaysburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Altoona
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Dysart
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Dysart is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
    • Munster
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Munster is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
    • Oil City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Oil City is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Bens Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bens Creek is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bens Creek
    • Blue Knob
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Blue Knob is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
    • Highland Fling
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Highland Fling is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
    • Chest Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
    • Winterset
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Winterset is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset

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 Bennington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Blair County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bennington Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bennington Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Blair 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 Bennington Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1169257  (Bennington Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1169257 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: Blair
      • Est. Elev: 652 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cresson
      • Location given for Bennington Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.4820151     Lon: -78.5219597
      • 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 Blair, 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- Bennington 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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