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A visit to the Garden of Memories Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Garden of Memories Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Garden of Memories Cemetery

Lat:   40.1190°   (40° 7' 8")

Lon:   -79.0545°   (-79° 3' 16")

The Garden of Memories Cemetery is located in Somerset County<2>.

The county seat for Somerset County is located in Somerset. Somerset lies just to the south of the Garden of Memories Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Garden of Memories Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Garden of Memories Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Friedline Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Stanislaus Cemetery is located in Somerset County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Somerset County
  • Jenners Crossroads Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenners Crossroads Cemetery
    • The Jenners Crossroads Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • The Jenners Crossroads Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Untied Brethren Church of Jenners Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245622 <5>
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Somerset County
  • Lichty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lichty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lichty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lichty Cemetery is located in Somerset County
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is located in Somerset County
  • Weller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Weller Cemetery is located in Somerset County
  • Friedens Luthern Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Calvary Cemetery is located in Somerset County
  • Husband Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Husband Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Husband Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Husband Cemetery is located in Somerset County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Listie Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Listie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Listie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Listie Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Pugh Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Penrod Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penrod Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penrod Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Penrod Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
    • Laughlintown Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laughlintown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laughlintown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Laughlintown Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Mispah Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mispah Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Mispah Lutheran Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mispah Lutheran Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Shanksville.
      • The Mispah Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mispah Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188400 <5>
    • Custer Community Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Custer Community Cemetery
      • The Custer Community Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Custer Community Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hollsopple.
      • The Custer Community Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Custer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44661 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Garden of Memories Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Garden of Memories Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Jenners
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners
    • Jenners is located in Somerset County
  • Sipesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipesville
    • Sipesville is located in Somerset County
  • Jennerstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennerstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennerstown
    • Jennerstown is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennerstown <6>
  • Gideon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gideon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
    • Gideon is located in Somerset County
  • Roytown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roytown
    • Roytown is located in Somerset County
  • Husband
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Husband. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husband
    • Husband is located in Somerset County
  • Friedens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stoystown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoystown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoystown
    • Stoystown is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoystown <6>
  • Laurel Mountain Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mountain Village
    • Laurel Mountain Village is located in Somerset County
  • Coleman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
    • Coleman is located in Somerset County
  • Mostoller
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mostoller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mostoller
    • Mostoller is located in Somerset County
  • Kantner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kantner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kantner
    • Kantner is located in Somerset County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Somerset
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,817 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <6>
    • Hooversville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooversville
      • Hooversville is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
    • Jerome
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Somerset County
    • Lavansville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavansville
      • Lavansville is located in Somerset County
    • Boswell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boswell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
      • Boswell is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <6>
    • Blough
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blough
      • Blough is located in Somerset County
    • Thomas Mill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mill
      • Thomas Mill is located in Somerset County
    • Benson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Benson is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Hollsopple
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Davidsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsville
      • Davidsville is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidsville <6>
    • Laurel Mountain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mountain
      • Laurel Mountain is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Laurel Mountain has also been known as:
      • Laurel Mountain Park
    • Laughlintown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Shanksville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shanksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanksville
      • Shanksville is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shanksville <6>
    • Buckstown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckstown
      • Buckstown is located in Somerset County
    • Forward
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forward. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
      • Forward is located in Somerset 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 Garden of Memories Cemetery. The following communities are located in Somerset County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garden of Memories Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Boswell
    • Boswell lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Garden of Memories Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boswell.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
  • Somerset

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 Garden of Memories Cemetery:

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 Garden of Memories Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1175431  (Garden of Memories Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1175431 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Somerset
    • County: Somerset         Elev: 590
    • Location given for GNIS #1175431 (Garden of Memories Cemetery)

The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/

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

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 Somerset, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Garden of Memories Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1190, Longitude: -79.0545       In this case, the coordinates for the Garden of Memories Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<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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