A visit to the Hood 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 Hood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hood Cemetery:
40.0287, -75.1618
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hood Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County<2>.
The county seat for Philadelphia County is located in Philadelphia. Philadelphia lies just to the south of the Hood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Hood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chelten Hills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Chelten Hills Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelten Hills Cemetery
- Leverington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Leverington Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverington Cemetery
- The Leverington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Roxborough Cemetery
- Roxbrouugh Leverington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45934 <5>
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Central Laurel Hill Cemetery
- North Laurel Hill Cemetery
- South Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45266 <5>
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Peace Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Peace Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Peace Cemetery is located in Philadelphia.
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fairhill Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhill Cemetery
- New Cathedral Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The New Cathedral Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cathedral Cemetery
- New Cathedral Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The New Cathedral Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cathedral Cemetery
- Greenmount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Northwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Philadelphia National Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia National Cemetery
- The Philadelphia National Cemetery has also been known as:
- National Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Philadelphia.
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ivy Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Philadelphia.
- The Ivy Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Germantown & Chestnut Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45186 <5>
- St. Mary of the Assumption Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Mary of the Assumption Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary of the Assumption Cemetery
- The St. Mary of the Assumption Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154153 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Westminster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Westminster Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster Cemetery
- The Westminster Cemetery has also been known as:
- Westminister Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46614 <5>
- West Laurel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Belvue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Belvue Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue Cemetery
- St. Joachim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Joachim Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joachim Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
- Knights of Pythias - Greenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44992 <5>
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Hood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wayne Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wayne Junction is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Junction
- Logan Station ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Logan Station is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Station
- Germantown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Germantown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Lindley Station ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lindley Station is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindley Station
- Tabor Station ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tabor Station is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Station
- Tabor Junction ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tabor Junction is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Junction
- Fern Rock Station ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fern Rock Station is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock Station
- Fern Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fern Rock is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock
- Branchtown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Branchtown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchtown
- Somerville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Somerville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- McCartersville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McCartersville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCartersville
- Crescentville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crescentville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescentville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lawton Station ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lawton Station is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton Station
- Oak Lane Station ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Lane Station is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lane Station
- Milestown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Milestown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Pittville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pittville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville
- Allen Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lane
- Upsal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Upsal is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsal
- Cynwyd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynwyd
- Wyndmoor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oxford Village is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Village
- Elkins Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Manayunk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Hood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Philadelphia 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 Hood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1177350 (Hood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1177350 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: Philadelphia
- Est. Elev: 65 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Germantown
- Location given for Hood Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.028723 Lon: -75.1618437
- 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 Philadelphia, 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- Hood 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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