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A visit to the Ford Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ford Hill Cemetery:

41.8723, -77.9542

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ford Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Ford Hill Cemetery is located in Potter County<2>.

The county seat for Potter County is located in Coudersport. Coudersport lies just to the south southwest of the Ford Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ford Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Ford Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sweden Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sweden Hill Cemetery is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Hill Cemetery
  • Eulalia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Coudersport.
    • The St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Eulalias Cemetery
  • Ayers Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Ayers Hill Cemetery is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill Cemetery
  • Ulysses Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Graves Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Graves Cemetery is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
  • Lyman Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lyman Cemetery is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman Cemetery
  • Anson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Anson Cemetery is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson Cemetery
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
  • Briggs Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Briggs Cemetery is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Cemetery
    • The Briggs Cemetery has also been known as:
    • United States Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2483879 <5>
  • Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hill Cemetery is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Yorks Corners Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Yorks Corners Cemetery is located in Allegany County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorks Corners Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Card Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Card Creek Cemetery is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Card Creek Cemetery
    • Reed Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
    • North Bingham Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The North Bingham Cemetery is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham Cemetery
    • Spring Mills Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Spring Mills Cemetery is located in Allegany County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills Cemetery
    • Kenyon Road Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Kenyon Road Cemetery is located in Allegany County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon Road Cemetery
    • Beech Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Beech Hill Cemetery is located in Allegany County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill Cemetery

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 Ford Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ford Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Oswayo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oswayo is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Gold
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Gold is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
  • Ellisburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellisburg is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
  • Hebron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hebron is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Coneville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Coneville is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
  • Coudersport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Newfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Newfield is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
  • Chrystal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chrystal is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
  • Sweden Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
  • Brookland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Brookland is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
  • West Bingham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • West Bingham is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
  • Ayers Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Genesee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Genesee is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
    • Millport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Millport is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
    • Ulysses
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Inez
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Inez is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
    • Alma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Paynesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Paynesville is located in Allegany County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
    • Williston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Williston is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
    • Roulette
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Bingham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • North Bingham is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
    • Honeoye
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Honeoye is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
    • East Sharon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East Sharon is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
    • Pikeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Pikeville is located in Allegany County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
    • Shinglehouse
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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 Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Potter County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Ford Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Potter 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 Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1174953  (Ford Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1174953 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: Potter
      • Est. Elev: 701 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sweden Valley
      • Location given for Ford Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.8722887     Lon: -77.9541683
      • 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 Potter, 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- Ford Hill 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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