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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery (FG ID #629382)

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 Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery

Lat:   40.6752°   (40° 40' 30")

Lon:   -79.5988°   (-79° 35' 55")

The cemetery is located in Armstrong County<3>.

As an estimate, the Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Leechburg.

The county seat for Armstrong County is located in Kittanning. Kittanning lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the north northeast of the Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery .

Name Variations for Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Forks - Zion Lutheran Evangelical Church Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Armstrong County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • West Leechburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Leechburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
      • West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • Neale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
      • Neale is located in Armstrong County
    • Leechburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hyde Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyde Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
      • Hyde Park is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyde Park <5>
    • McVille
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
      • McVille is located in Armstrong County
    • Weinel Crossroads
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
      • Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
    • Freeport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Vandergrift
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandergrift
      • Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandergrift <5>
    • East Vandergrift
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
      • East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
    • Rosston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
      • Rosston is located in Armstrong County
    • Karns
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karns have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
      • Karns is located in Allegheny County
    • Oklahoma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oklahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Apollo
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apollo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo
        • Apollo is located in Armstrong County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apollo <5>
      • North Apollo
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Apollo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Apollo
        • North Apollo is located in Armstrong County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Apollo <5>
      • West Ford City
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ford City
        • West Ford City is located in Armstrong County
      • Monroe
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
        • Monroe is located in Butler County
      • Natrona
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
        • Natrona is located in Allegheny County
      • Orchard Hills
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
        • Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
      • Spring Church
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cochrans Mills
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochrans Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
        • Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
      • Lenape Heights
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenape Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenape Heights
        • Lenape Heights is located in Armstrong County
      • Ford City
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
        • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <5>
      • Leasureville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
        • Leasureville is located in Butler County
      • Brackenridge
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brackenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenridge
        • Brackenridge is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,113 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brackenridge <5>
      • Lower Burrell
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Burrell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Burrell
        • Lower Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lower Burrell <5>
      • Manorville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorville
        • Manorville is located in Armstrong County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
      • Dog Town
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dog Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
        • Dog Town is located in Armstrong County

    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 Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery. The following communities are located in Armstrong County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Ford City
      • Ford City lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ford City.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
    • Freeport
      • Freeport lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the West (W) of the Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Freeport.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • St. Catherine Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • St. Catherines Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Murphys Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Murphys Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphys Cemetery
    • Brookland Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brookland Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookland Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Leechburg Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Freeport Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Freeport Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Freeport Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Freeport.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeport Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44888 <1>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Keppel Burial Ground
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Laurel Point Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • The Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Highfield Cemetery
      • St. Paul Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145715 <1>
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Porter Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Porter Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
      • Oakland Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
      • Vandergrift Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vandergrift Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Vandergrift Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vandergrift Cemetery
      • Mt. Airy Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Airy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Airy Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Airy Cemetery
      • Mt. Hope Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
      • Pine Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • St. Gertrude Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Gertrude Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Gertrude Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Gertrude Cemetery
      • Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2403601 <1>
      • Shellhammer Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Ukrainian Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ukrainian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ukrainian Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ukrainian Cemetery
      • Ford City Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ford City Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford City Cemetery
      • Holy Trinity Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery:

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6752, Longitude: -79.5988    
    <3>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.
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <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.




 

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