A visit to the Jacobs 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 Jacobs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jacobs Cemetery:
40.7115, -76.5591
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jacobs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Northumberland County<2>.
The county seat for Northumberland County is located in Sunbury. Sunbury lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Jacobs Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Jacobs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jacobs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Andrew's UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Andrew's UMC Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrew's UMC Cemetery
- The St. Andrew's UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- EUB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180010 <5>
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shamokin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery
- The St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blue Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #975040 <5>
- Summit Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Tifereth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Tifereth Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tifereth Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alaska Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45485 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Williamstown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44808 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Donaldson Community Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- The Sunnyside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mowry Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2278271 <5>
- All Saints Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Gratz.
- The Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gratz Union Cemetery
- Simeon Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273655 <5>
- Northumberland Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Jacobs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jacobs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pitman
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Haas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Gowen City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Leck Kill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Rough and Ready
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Bear Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Valley View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hegins
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marshallton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Shamokin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edgewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Klingerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Locust Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Trevorton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Erdman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Tower City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Orwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Keffers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Joliett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Alaska
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Dooleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Natalie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Kulpmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Farnsworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
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 Jacobs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Northumberland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jacobs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kulpmont
- Shamokin
- Tower City
- Trevorton
- Valley View
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 either 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 Jacobs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Northumberland 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 Jacobs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1177953 (Jacobs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1177953 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: Northumberland
- Est. Elev: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Valley View
- Location given for Jacobs Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7114748 Lon: -76.559127
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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 Northumberland, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jacobs 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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