A visit to the Growden 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 Growden Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Growden Cemetery:
39.7806, -78.6620
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Growden Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Growden Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
The county seat for Bedford County is located in Bedford. Bedford lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Growden Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Growden Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Growden Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Growden Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fellowship & Union Cemeteries
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is also located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Ruby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ruby Cemetery is also located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Cemetery
- Zion Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Porter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Porter Cemetery is also located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Meadow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Browning Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lashley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lashley Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashley Cemetery
- Prosperity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Prosperity Cemetery is also located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity Cemetery
- Robinette Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rush Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Camp Run Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Camp Run Cemetery is also located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Run Cemetery
- Restlawn Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Restlawn Memorial Gardens is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restlawn Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Restlawn Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Cumberland (MD).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #266919 <6>
- St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
- The St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Cumberland (MD).
- The St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81612 <6>
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Cumberland (MD).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81438 <6>
- Robinette Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Robinette Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinette 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 Growden Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Growden Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cooks Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks Mills is also located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Beans Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beans Cove is also located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Stringtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is also located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Hyndman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellerslie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ellerslie is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Flintstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Corriganville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Mount Savage Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Savage Junction is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage Junction
- Wellersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wellersburg is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Cumberland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shanty Town was located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Rainsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rainsburg is also located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Barrelville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barrelville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrelville
- La Vale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Town Creek was located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Johnsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Savage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carpendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Wiley Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Callimont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Callimont is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callimont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Wittenberg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wittenberg is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Kegg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kegg is also located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegg
- Cedar Cliff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Charlesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Charlesville is also located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Manns Choice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Growden Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bedford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Growden 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 professional and volunteer 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 Growden Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Bedford 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 Growden Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1176288 (Growden Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1176288 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: Bedford
- Est. Elev: 326 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hyndman
- Location given for Growden Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7806411 Lon: -78.661962
- 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 Bedford, 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- Growden 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 Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <6> | 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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