A visit to the East Waterford 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 East Waterford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the East Waterford Cemetery:
40.3762, -77.6064
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the East Waterford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The East Waterford Cemetery is located in Juniata County<2>.
The county seat for Juniata County is located in Mifflintown. Mifflintown lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the East Waterford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the East Waterford Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the East Waterford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from East Waterford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McWilliams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McWilliams Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams Cemetery
- Eby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Eby Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eby Cemetery
- Polk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Polk Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Cemetery
- Blain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Blain Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain Cemetery
- McCoysville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McCoysville Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoysville Cemetery
- Barkley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Barkley Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkley Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McCaskey Graves
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The McCaskey Graves is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskey Graves
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Henry Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corbin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Corbin Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hartzler Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Hartzler Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartzler Cemetery
- Bell's Furnace Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Shope Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shope Cemetery
- Elf Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Elf Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf Cemetery
- United Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The United Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Emory Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Emory Chapel Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Chapel Cemetery
- Lower Tuscarora Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Lower Tuscarora Church Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Tuscarora Church Cemetery
- The Lower Tuscarora Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Academia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45327 <5>
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 East Waterford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from East Waterford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Rutherford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Perulack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- McCullochs Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Reeds Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Peru Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- New Germantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Blairs Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Doyles Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Cisna Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Kistler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Centre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Bixler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Mattawana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- McVeytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Atkinson Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Newton Hamilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Aughwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Doylestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Ickesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Juniata Terrace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lewistown Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Mount Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 East Waterford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Juniata County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The East Waterford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- McVeytown
- Mount Union
- Newton Hamilton
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 either 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 East Waterford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Juniata 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 East Waterford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1173901 (East Waterford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1173901 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: Juniata
- Est. Elev: 214 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McCoysville
- Location given for East Waterford Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3761917 Lon: -77.6063791
- 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 Juniata, 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' (or 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- East Waterford 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. |
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