A visit to the Holy Name 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 Holy Name Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holy Name Cemetery:
40.4790, -78.7378
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holy Name Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Holy Name Cemetery is located in Cambria County<2>.
The county seat for Cambria County is located in Ebensburg. Ebensburg lies just to the east northeast of the Holy Name Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Holy Name Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holy Name Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lloyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Michael Catholic Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michael Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Loretto.
- The St. Michael Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Michael Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46182 <5>
- Pringle Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pringle Hill Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle Hill Cemetery
- St. Bartholomew Catholic Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Bridgids Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Bridgids Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridgids Cemetery
- Sherbine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sherbine Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbine Cemetery
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Union Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prospect Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Portage.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146685 <5>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Portage.
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lillydale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lillydale Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillydale Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Fork Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The South Fork Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork Cemetery
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holy Name Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holy Name Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ebensburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Revloc
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Revloc is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revloc
- Beula
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beula is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beula
- Winterset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winterset is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset
- Munster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Munster is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
- Pindleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pindleton is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindleton
- Mundys Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mundys Corner is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundys Corner
- Loretto
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Colver
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cardiff
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cardiff is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Nanty Glo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Twin Rocks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Ehrenfeld
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ehrenfeld is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehrenfeld
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Summerhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Portage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sonman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sonman is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonman
- Oil City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Bens Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bens Creek is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bens Creek
- Scarlan Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scarlan Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlan Hill
- Cresson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sankertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sankertown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Belsano
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Belsano is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
- Vinco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vinco is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
- West Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Point is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Mineral Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Point is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Cassandra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cassandra is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- South Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Elmora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elmora is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
- Carrolltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- White Mill Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White Mill Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mill Crossing
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 Holy Name Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cambria County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holy Name Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrolltown
- Cresson
- Ebensburg
- Portage
- South Fork
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 Holy Name Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Cambria 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 Holy Name Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1177278 (Holy Name Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1177278 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: Cambria
- Est. Elev: 638 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ebensburg
- Location given for Holy Name Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4789608 Lon: -78.7377986
- 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 Cambria, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holy Name 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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