A visit to the Ferguson 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 Ferguson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ferguson Cemetery:
40.9234, -78.5489
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Clearfield County<2>.
The county seat for Clearfield County is located in Clearfield. Clearfield lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Ferguson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Ferguson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ferguson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- St. Bonaventure Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
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- Crown Crest Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sanborn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sanborn Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Cemetery
- Baughman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Baughman Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baughman Cemetery
- Stoneville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Stoneville Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Mahaffey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mahaffey Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaffey Cemetery
- LaJose Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The LaJose Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaJose Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ferguson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ferguson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lumber City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lumber City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Estimated population in 2015: 75 people
- Olanta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Curwensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gazzam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gazzam is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazzam
- Glen Richey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Richey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Richey
- Grampian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Corner is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
- Bower
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bower is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Curry Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
- Mayes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mayes is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes
- Belsena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belsena is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsena
- Belsena has also been known as:
- Belsena Mills
- Hyde
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hyde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Thompsontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsontown is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
- Sanborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sanborn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
- Laborde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laborde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
- Mahaffey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Newburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Glen Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glen Hope is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Clearfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Washington is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Irvona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hegarty Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hegarty Crossroads is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegarty Crossroads
- Barrett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barrett is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Mount Joy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Joy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Plymptonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plymptonville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymptonville
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 Ferguson Cemetery. The following communities are located in Clearfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ferguson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clearfield
- Curwensville
- Mahaffey
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 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 Ferguson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Clearfield 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 Ferguson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1174687 (Ferguson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1174687 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: Clearfield
- Est. Elev: 357 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Curwensville
- Location given for Ferguson Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9233927 Lon: -78.5489135
- 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 Clearfield, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ferguson 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. |