A visit to the Gadsby 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 Gadsby Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gadsby Cemetery:
41.2773, -79.9739
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gadsby Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gadsby Cemetery is located in Venango County<2>.
The county seat for Venango County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Gadsby Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Gadsby Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gadsby Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Mt. Irwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Irwin Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Irwin Cemetery
- Pleasantview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pleasantview Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview Cemetery
- Hendersonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hendersonville Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville Cemetery
- The Hendersonville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henderson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1527739 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Union Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Home Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Home Cemetery
- Yankee Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Yankee Hill Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Sandy Lake.
- The Oak Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sandy Lake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45647 <5>
- Morrison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Old Sandy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Sandy Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sandy Cemetery
- Rocky Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Rocky Springs Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rocky Springs Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Sandy Lake.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45908 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Beloved Disciple Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Zahniser Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Zahniser Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahniser Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Shaffer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Shaffer Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffer Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Melat Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Melat Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melat Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gadsby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gadsby Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kilgore
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Henderson Station
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Pearl
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Bullion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Barkeyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Perrine Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Nectarine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Polk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Perrys Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Clintonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Coal City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Stoneboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harrisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint George
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Uniontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Nicklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nicklin is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
- Swamproot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Murrinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Eakin Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- New Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Forestville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugarcreek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
- Utica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Utica is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
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 Gadsby Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Venango County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gadsby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Franklin
- Sandy Lake
- Stoneboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Gadsby Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Venango 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 Gadsby Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1175374 (Gadsby Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1175374 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: Venango
- Est. Elev: 456 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Polk
- Location given for Gadsby Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2772804 Lon: -79.9739461
- 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 Venango, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gadsby 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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