A visit to the David Beck 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 David Beck Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the David Beck Cemetery:
40.4070, -78.2095
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the David Beck Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The David Beck Cemetery is located in Blair County<2>.
The county seat for Blair County is located in Hollidaysburg. Hollidaysburg lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the David Beck Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the David Beck Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the David Beck Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from David Beck Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Snively Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Snively Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snively Cemetery
- Biddle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Biddle Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddle Cemetery
- Marklesburg Reformed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marklesburg Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Royer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Royer Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer Cemetery
- Clapper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Clapper Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapper Cemetery
- Shultz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shultz Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shultz Cemetery
- Frank Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Frank Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Frank Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Marklesburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44878 <5>
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Valley View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Dilling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dilling Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilling Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paul Cemetery
- Smithfield Cemetery
- Brumbaugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brumbaugh Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumbaugh Cemetery
- Entriken Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Entriken Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entriken Cemetery
- White Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The White Church Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church Cemetery
- Schmucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rebecca Furnace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Comer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Upper Comer Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Comer Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Schucker Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the David Beck Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from David Beck Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shellytown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Beavertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Marklesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Oreminea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Williamsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Royer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Royer is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
- Franklin Forge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Springfield Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Point View
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Entriken
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hesston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Covedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Flowing Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Clover Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- McConnellstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Martinsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frankstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Frankstown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankstown
- East Sharpsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Salter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salter is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Hollidaysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roaring Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Colfax is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
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 David Beck 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 David Beck Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Duncansville
- Hollidaysburg
- Huntingdon
- Martinsburg
- Roaring Spring
- Williamsburg
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 David Beck 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 David Beck Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1172973 (David Beck Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1172973 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: 343 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Williamsburg
- Location given for David Beck Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4070187 Lon: -78.2094546
- 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 Blair, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- David Beck 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |