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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Custer Community Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Custer Community Cemetery (FG ID #44661)

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 Custer Community Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.2019°   (40° 12' 6")

Lon:   -78.9182°   (-78° 55' 5")

The cemetery is located in Somerset County<2>.

As an estimate, the Custer Community Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hollsopple.

The county seat for Somerset County is located in Somerset. Somerset lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Custer Community Cemetery .

Establishment of the Custer Community Cemetery ...

The Custer Community Cemetery was founded in 1903.

Name Variations for Custer Community Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Custer Community Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Custer Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Custer Community Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Somerset County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Custer Community Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Custer Community Cemetery.

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

    • Benson
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Benson is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Hollsopple
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Davidsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsville
      • Davidsville is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidsville <5>
    • Blough
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blough
      • Blough is located in Somerset County
    • Hooversville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooversville
      • Hooversville is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
    • Thomas Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mill
      • Thomas Mill is located in Somerset County
    • Jerome
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Somerset County
    • Paint
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
      • Paint is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Tire Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
      • Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
    • Windber
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Scalp Level
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scalp Level have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalp Level
      • Scalp Level is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
    • Ferndale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferndale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
      • Ferndale is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <5>
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Elim
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elim have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim
        • Elim is located in Cambria County
      • Stoystown
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoystown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoystown
        • Stoystown is located in Somerset County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoystown <5>
      • Kantner
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kantner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kantner
        • Kantner is located in Somerset County
      • Geistown
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geistown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geistown
        • Geistown is located in Cambria County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
      • Belmont
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
        • Belmont is located in Cambria County
      • Lorain
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorain
        • Lorain is located in Cambria County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
      • Jenners
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners
        • Jenners is located in Somerset County
      • Dale
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
        • Dale is located in Cambria County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
      • Southmont
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southmont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
      • Johnstown
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jennerstown
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennerstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennerstown
        • Jennerstown is located in Somerset County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennerstown <5>
      • Westmont
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
      • Central City
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
        • Central City is located in Somerset County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <5>
      • Daisytown
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisytown
        • Daisytown is located in Cambria County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
      • Lilly
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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

    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 Custer Community Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Somerset County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Johnstown
    • Lilly
      • Lilly lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Custer Community Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lilly.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
    • Windber
      • Windber lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Custer Community Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Windber.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windber

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Custer Community Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Kaufman Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kaufman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kaufman Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kaufman Cemetery
    • Weaver Burial Grounds
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Weaver Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Weaver Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Weaver Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2381800 <1>
    • Weaver Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Weaver Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Weaver Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2381803 <1>
    • Old Calvary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Calvary Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Calvary Cemetery
    • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    • Berkley Hills Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berkley Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Berkley Hills Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berkley Hills Cemetery
    • Wertz - Miltenberger Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Stanislaus Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    • Richland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Richland Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • The Richland Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Weaver Mennonite Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45872 <1>
    • St. Anthonys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Grandview Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Cambria County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grandview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Johnstown.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44948 <1>
      • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Somerset County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Jenners Crossroads Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • The Jenners Crossroads Cemetery is located in Somerset County
        • The Jenners Crossroads Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Untied Brethren Church of Jenners Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenners Crossroads Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245622 <1>
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Somerset County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • St. Josephs Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Snavely Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snavely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Snavely Cemetery is located in Cambria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snavely Cemetery
      • Sandyvale Memorial Gardens
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • The Sandyvale Memorial Gardens is located in Cambria County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sandyvale Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Johnstown.
        • The Sandyvale Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
        • Sandyvale Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandyvale Memorial Gardens
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973537 <1>
      • Forest Lawn Memorial Park
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Forest Lawn Memorial Park is located in Cambria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park
      • Oak Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • The Oak Cemetery is located in Cambria County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Daisytown.
        • The Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Cover Cemetery
        • Singer Cemetery
        • Singer Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45637 <1>

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

    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 Custer Community Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1172871  (Custer Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1172871 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: Hooversville
      • County: Somerset         Elev: 573
      • Location given for GNIS #1172871 (Custer Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #44661

    The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/

    The official website for State 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>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Somerset, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Custer Community Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2019, Longitude: -78.9182    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <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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