A visit to the Ford City 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 Ford City Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ford City Cemetery:
40.7534, -79.5231
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ford City Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ford City Cemetery is located in Armstrong County<2>.
The county seat for Armstrong County is located in Kittanning. Kittanning lies just to the north of the Ford City Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ford City Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Ford City Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ford City Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cowan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cowan Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Shotts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shotts Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotts Cemetery
- Kittanning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Wick City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #478503 <5>
- Shaeffer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shaeffer Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaeffer Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Lawnhaven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lawnhaven Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnhaven Cemetery
- Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Leechburg.
- The Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forks - Zion Lutheran Evangelical Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #629382 <5>
- Porter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Murphys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Murphys Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Cemetery
- Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highfield Cemetery
- St. Paul Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145715 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Shellhammer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McDonalds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The McDonalds Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonalds Cemetery
- Worthington Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Catherine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Catherine Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine Cemetery
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Croyle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Croyle Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croyle Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Ford City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ford City Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lenape Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lenape Heights is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenape Heights
- Ford City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dog Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dog Town is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Rosston
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rosston is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Tunnelville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tunnelville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville
- Manorville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Manorville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- West Ford City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Ford City is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ford City
- Neale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Applewold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Applewold is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- McVille
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Kittanning
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Kittanning
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kittanning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- West Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hills
- Wick City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wick City is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick City
- Cochrans Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Walkchalk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- Whitesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Gosford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gosford is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosford
- Slate Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Aladdin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Blanco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blanco is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Worthington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shadyside Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Bagdad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- West Leechburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Leechburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hyde Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cowansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oscar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oscar is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Laird Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Leasureville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
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 Ford City Cemetery. The following communities are located in Armstrong County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ford City 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 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 Ford City Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Armstrong 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 Ford City Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1192473 (Ford City Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1192473 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: Armstrong
- Est. Elev: 343 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kittanning
- Location given for Ford City Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7533976 Lon: -79.5231004
- 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 Armstrong, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ford City 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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