A visit to the Ghent 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 Ghent Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ghent Cemetery:
41.8431, -76.4299
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ghent Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ghent Cemetery is located in Bradford County<2>.
The county seat for Bradford County is located in Towanda. Towanda lies just to the south of the Ghent Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ghent Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ghent Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ghent Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pond Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pond Hill Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Hill Cemetery
- Hornbrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hornbrook Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbrook Cemetery
- Sheshequin Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Orange Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Orange Hill Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Hill Cemetery
- Mercur Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mercur Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercur Cemetery
- Rome Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bumpville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bumpville Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville Cemetery
- Milan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Milan Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan Cemetery
- Bradford County Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orwell Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Orwell Valley Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell Valley Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Gustin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Gustin Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustin Cemetery
- North Orwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The North Orwell Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Luthers Mills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Luthers Mills Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Mills Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Orwell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Orwell Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of East Smithfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46517 <5>
- Darling Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Darling Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling Cemetery
- Barnum Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ghent Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ghent Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ulster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bumpville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- Saco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saco is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Towanda
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Towanda
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Towanda is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towanda
- Vawter
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Macedonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Allis Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Allis Hollow is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allis Hollow
- Standing Stone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Standing Stone is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Stone
- North Orwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Orwell is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell
- Luthers Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Luthers Mills is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Mills
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Uhdey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Uhdey is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhdey
- South Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Hill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Athens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Lake is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Monroe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Monroeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Herrickville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Herrickville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrickville
- Burlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Asylum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Asylum is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
- Sayre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Potterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Potterville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- East Smithfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Smithfield is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Smithfield
- Franklindale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklindale is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklindale
- Marshview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- Homets Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homets Ferry is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homets Ferry
- Limehill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limehill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehill
- West Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Warren is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
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 Ghent Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bradford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ghent Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Monroeton
- Rome
- Sayre
- Sayre lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Ghent Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sayre.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Towanda
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 Ghent Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Bradford 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 Ghent Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1175581 (Ghent Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1175581 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: Bradford
- Est. Elev: 420 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Towanda
- Location given for Ghent Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8431304 Lon: -76.4299403
- 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 Bradford, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ghent 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |