A visit to the Donation 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 Donation Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Donation Cemetery:
40.5665, -77.9403
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Donation Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Donation Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County<2>.
The county seat for Huntingdon County is located in Huntingdon. Huntingdon lies just to the southwest of the Donation Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Donation Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Donation Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Donation Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stewart Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mateer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mateer Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mateer Cemetery
- Gorsuch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gorsuch Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Cemetery
- Steel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Steel Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Cemetery
- Evans Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Evans Family Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Family Cemetery
- Cornpropst Mills Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Agudath Achim Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Coy Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy Cemetery
- Manor Hill Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Manor Hill Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ewing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ewing Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Campbell Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carolus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Carolus Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolus Cemetery
- Mooresville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mooresville Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Weyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Weyer Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyer Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Old Petersburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Donation Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Donation Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Donation
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Neffs Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huntingdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ennisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Mill Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Menno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Atkinson Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Seven Stars
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- McConnellstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ramblewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ramblewood is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Water Street
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Musser
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Musser is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
- Birdville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- McVeytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fairbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Huntingdon Furnace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Mapleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Mount Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marengo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Mattawana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- Dungarvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
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 Donation Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Huntingdon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Donation Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Belleville
- Huntingdon
- McVeytown
- Mount Union
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Donation Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Huntingdon 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 Donation Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1813178 (Donation Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1813178 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: Huntingdon
- Est. Elev: 236 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Donation
- Location given for Donation Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5664594 Lon: -77.9402792
- 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 Huntingdon, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Donation 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |