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A visit to the Craig 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 Craig Cemetery ...

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

41.3726, -79.5889

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

The Craig Cemetery is located in Venango County<2>.

The county seat for Venango County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Craig Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Craig Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Craig Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hickman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Hickman Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Cemetery
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
  • St. Catherines Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Schreffler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Schreffler Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schreffler Cemetery
  • Old Dutch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Old Dutch Cemetery is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dutch Cemetery
  • McCrea Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The McCrea Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrea Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Grove Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Grove Hill Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Georgeville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Georgeville Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville Cemetery
  • Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Valley Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Cranberry.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46555 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Phipps Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Phipps Cemetery is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps Cemetery
    • Perry Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Perry Chapel Cemetery is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Chapel Cemetery
    • Venus Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Venus Cemetery is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Venus Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Venus and Fryburg.  The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Venus.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46568 <5>
    • Shaw Farm Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Shaw Farm Cemetery is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Farm Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shaw Farm Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Oil City.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46322 <5>
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Sunset Hill Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Starr Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Starr Cemetery is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr Cemetery
    • Dehner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Dehner Cemetery is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehner Cemetery
    • Holeman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Holeman Cemetery is located in Forest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holeman Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Craig Cemetery.

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

  • Fertigs
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fertigs is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
  • Coal Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Coal Hill is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
  • Hill City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hill City is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
  • Venus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Venus is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
  • Seneca
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cranberry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cranberry is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
  • Pine City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine City is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
  • President
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • President is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President
  • Hasson Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
  • Colonial Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Colonial Village is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Siverly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Siverly is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
  • Woodland Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Woodland Heights is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Heights
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Nickleville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Nickleville is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
    • Fryburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • McClintock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • McClintock is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
    • Oil City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Marble
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rouseville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Plumer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Plumer is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
    • Knox
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Knox is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <7>
    • Elk City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Elk City is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
    • Iron City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Iron City is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
    • Rynd Farm
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
    • Lamartine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Lamartine is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
    • Beaver City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Beaver City is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
    • Shippenville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wolfs Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
    • Tionesta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pithole City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Pithole City is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City

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 Craig Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Venango County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Craig 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 professional and volunteer 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 Craig Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Venango 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 Craig Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1172597  (Craig Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1172597 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: Venango
      • Est. Elev: 503 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Kossuth
      • Location given for Craig Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.3725609     Lon: -79.5889379
      • 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 Venango, 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- Craig 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.
    <6>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Venus and Fryburg. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.