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A visit to the Dunkard 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 Dunkard Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.7950°   (40° 47' 42")

Lon:   -79.2227°   (-79° 13' 21")

The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Armstrong County<1>.

The county seat for Armstrong County is located in Kittanning. Kittanning lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west of the Dunkard Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Dunkard Cemetery.<3>

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

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]<2> of the Dunkard Cemetery.

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

  • Beyer
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Barnards
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnards. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
    • Barnards is located in Armstrong County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Barnards
    • From the Dunkard Cemetery to Barnards
  • Atwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
    • Atwood is located in Armstrong County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Plumville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plumville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
    • Plumville is located in Indiana County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
  • Willet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Davis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Davis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Davis is located in Indiana County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Davis
    • From the Dunkard Cemetery to Davis
  • Smicksburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smicksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smicksburg
    • Smicksburg is located in Indiana County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smicksburg <8>
  • Bryan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
    • Bryan is located in Armstrong County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bryan
    • From the Dunkard Cemetery to Bryan
  • Rural Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Yatesboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Blanco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blanco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
    • Blanco is located in Armstrong County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Blanco
    • From the Dunkard Cemetery to Blanco
  • Dayton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Armstrong County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <8>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Chambersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ambrose
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ambrose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
      • Ambrose is located in Indiana County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ambrose
      • From the Dunkard Cemetery to Ambrose
    • Elkin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
      • Elkin is located in Indiana County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elkin
      • From the Dunkard Cemetery to Elkin
    • Echo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Creekside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
      • Creekside is located in Indiana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
    • Kimmel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Home
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Georgeville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Gilpin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilpin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
      • Gilpin is located in Indiana County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gilpin
      • From the Dunkard Cemetery to Gilpin
    • Muff
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Oscar
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oscar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
      • Oscar is located in Armstrong County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oscar
      • From the Dunkard Cemetery to Oscar
    • Whitesburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Elderton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elderton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderton
      • Elderton is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elderton <8>
    • Kintersburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Marion Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mottarns Mill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Trade City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Dunkard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Armstrong County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Dunkard 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 Dunkard Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1192380  (Dunkard Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1192380 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: Plumville
    • County: Armstrong         Elev: 408
    • Location given for GNIS #1192380 (Dunkard Cemetery)

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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 Dunkard Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7950, Longitude: -79.2227    
<3>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.
<4>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Beyer and Shelocta. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<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>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.
<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.
<8>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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