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A visit to the Cowan Cemetery ...

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 Cowan Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   40.7878°   (40° 47' 16")

Lon:   -79.5506°   (-79° 33' 2")

The Cowan Cemetery is located in Armstrong County<2>.

The county seat for Armstrong County is located in Kittanning. Kittanning lies just to the north northeast of the Cowan Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cowan Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ford City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ford City Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
  • Kittanning Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ukrainian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ukrainian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ukrainian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ukrainian Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
  • Lawnhaven Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawnhaven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawnhaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lawnhaven Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
  • Worthington Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shotts Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shotts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shotts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shotts Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
  • Croyle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Croyle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Croyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Croyle Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
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    • Cumberland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cumberland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cumberland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Murphys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Murphys Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • The Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Leechburg.
      • The Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Forks - Zion Lutheran Evangelical Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #629382 <5>
    • Porter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Porter Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • Shaeffer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaeffer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaeffer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shaeffer Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • Cochran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cochran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cochran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cochran Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • Brush Valley Brethren Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brush Valley Brethren Church Cemetery
      • The Brush Valley Brethren Church Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brush Valley Brethren Church Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Frenchs Corners.
      • The Brush Valley Brethren Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Brush Valley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150281 <5>
    • Freeport Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeport Cemetery
      • The Freeport Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Freeport Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Freeport.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44888 <5>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • Mateer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Cowan Cemetery.

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

  • Ford City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
    • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <6>
  • Dog Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dog Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
    • Dog Town is located in Armstrong County
  • Manorville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorville
    • Manorville is located in Armstrong County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
  • Applewold
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Applewold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewold
    • Applewold is located in Armstrong County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • West Kittanning
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kittanning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kittanning
    • West Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • West Ford City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ford City
    • West Ford City is located in Armstrong County
  • Rosston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
    • Rosston is located in Armstrong County
  • Lenape Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenape Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenape Heights
    • Lenape Heights is located in Armstrong County
  • Kittanning
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • West Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hills
    • West Hills is located in Armstrong County
  • Walkchalk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
    • Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
  • Wick City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wick City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick City
    • Wick City is located in Armstrong County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Gosford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gosford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosford
      • Gosford is located in Armstrong County
    • Slate Lick
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slate Lick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
      • Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
    • McVille
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
      • McVille is located in Armstrong County
    • Neale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Neale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
      • Neale is located in Armstrong County
    • Worthington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Shadyside Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
      • Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
      • Shadyside Village has also been known as:
      • Buffalo Creek
      • Yellow Dog Village
    • Cowansville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cowansville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowansville
      • Cowansville is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowansville <6>
    • Laird Crossing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
      • Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
    • Leasureville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
      • Leasureville is located in Butler County
    • Aladdin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aladdin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
      • Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
    • Whitesburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitesburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
      • Whitesburg is located in Armstrong 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 Cowan Cemetery. The following communities are located in Armstrong County.

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

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 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 Cowan 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 Cowan Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1192304  (Cowan Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1192304 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: Kittanning
    • County: Armstrong         Elev: 341
    • Location given for GNIS #1192304 (Cowan Cemetery)

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 Armstrong, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Cowan Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7878, Longitude: -79.5506       In this case, the coordinates for the Cowan Cemetery 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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