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A visit to the Benshoff Hill 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 Benshoff Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Benshoff Hill Cemetery (FG ID #44371)

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 Benshoff Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Benshoff Hill Cemetery

Lat:   40.3652°   (40° 21' 54")

Lon:   -78.9235°   (-78° 55' 24")

The cemetery is located in Cambria County<3>.

As an estimate, the Benshoff Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the south of Johnstown.

The county seat for Cambria County is located in Ebensburg. Ebensburg lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast of the Benshoff Hill Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Benshoff Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Cambria County
  • St. Columbas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Cambria County
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Headrick Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • St. Stephens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Cambria County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Cambria County
  • St. Theresa Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Theresa Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Theresa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Theresa Cemetery is located in Cambria County
  • St. Rochus Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hungarian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hungarian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hungarian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hungarian Cemetery is located in Cambria County
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Cambria County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Casmirs Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Casmirs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Casmirs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Casmirs Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • St. Petka Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Petka Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Petka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Petka Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • Sacred Heart RC Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Sandyvale Memorial Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Oak Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Berkley Hills Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berkley Hills Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berkley Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Berkley Hills Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest Lawn Memorial Park is located in Cambria County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Benshoff Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Benshoff Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Cambria City
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambria City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria City
    • Cambria City is located in Cambria County
  • Brownstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lilly
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
    • Lilly is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
  • Johnstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Franklin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • East Conemaugh
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Conemaugh have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Conemaugh
    • East Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
  • Wilmore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmore have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
    • Wilmore is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmore <6>
  • Westmont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
    • Westmont is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
  • Southmont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southmont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
    • Southmont is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Dale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Daisytown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Elim
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elim have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim
    • Elim is located in Cambria County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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 Benshoff Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cambria County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Benshoff Hill 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 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 Benshoff Hill Cemetery:

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 Benshoff Hill Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1169268  (Benshoff Hill Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1169268 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: Johnstown
    • County: Cambria         Elev: 532
    • Location given for GNIS #1169268 (Benshoff Hill Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #44371

The official website for Cambria County: www.co.cambria.pa.us/

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 things 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 Benshoff Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3652, Longitude: -78.9235    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Cambria, 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>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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