A visit to the Calvary 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 Calvary Cemetery ...
The Calvary Cemetery is located in Blair County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Agudath Achim Cemetery
- Blacks Cemetery
- The Blacks Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks Cemetery
- Carson Valley Cemetery
- 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 <2>
- County Home Cemetery
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Geeseytown Cemetery
- The Geeseytown Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeseytown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Geeseytown Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Frankstown.
- The Geeseytown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Frankstown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991646 <2>
- Grandview Cemetery
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grandview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Altoona.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44953 <2>
- Green Lawn Cemetery
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery
- Hutchinson Cemetery
- 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 <2>
- Lutheran Cemetery
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Altoona.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45918 <2>
- St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Mary Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Mary Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Altoona.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2589876 <2>
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul RC Cemetery
- 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 <2>
- St.s Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union 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 Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Altoona
- Amsbry
- Amsbry is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbry
- Ashville
- Bellwood
- Brooks Mill
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- Buckhorn
- Buckhorn is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Canan
- Canan is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
- Cross Keys
- Cross Keys is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Culp
- Culp is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Duncansville
- Dysart
- Dysart is located in Cambria County
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- Eldorado
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Flowing Spring
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
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- Franklin Forge
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
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- Frankstown
- Frankstown is located in Blair County
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- Gallitzin
- Highland Fling
- Highland Fling is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
- Hollidaysburg
- Newry
- Oreminea
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Point View
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Puzzletown
- Puzzletown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
- Royer
- Royer is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
- Spindley City
- Spindley City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindley City
- Springfield Junction
- Summit
- Summit is located in Cambria County
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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 Calvary 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 Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altoona
- Bellwood
- Duncansville
- Gallitzin
- Hollidaysburg
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 Calvary 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 Calvary Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1170912 (Calvary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1170912 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: 349 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hollidaysburg
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Calvary Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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