A visit to the Laurel Hill 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Laurel Hill Cemetery:
41.0804, -76.4199
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Columbia County<2>.
The county seat for Columbia County is located in Bloomsburg. Bloomsburg lies just to the south southwest of the Laurel Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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 Laurel Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Laurel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McHenry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The McHenry Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry Cemetery
- Ikelers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ikelers Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikelers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ikelers Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Millville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980067 <5>
- Hidlay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hidlay Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidlay Cemetery
- Old Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rohrsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rohrsburg Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg Cemetery
- Lemon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lemon Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lemon Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Greenwood.
- The Lemon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Christian Church Cemetery
- Greenwood Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977796 <5>
- Creveling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Creveling Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creveling Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Creveling Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<6> the communities of Espy and Almedia. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Almedia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967765 <5>
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Rosemont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rosemont Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosemont Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bloomsburg.
- The Rosemont Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Rosemont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641294 <5>
- Rosemont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rosemont Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosemont Cemetery is located in Espy.
- The Rosemont Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Rosemont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45602 <5>
- Elan Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Elan Memorial Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elan Memorial Park
- The Elan Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Elan Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44751 <5>
- Fisher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Jackson Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Twp. Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jackson Twp. Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Jackson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976622 <5>
- Pine Center UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Center UMC Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Center UMC Cemetery
- The Pine Center UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pine Center Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980839 <5>
- Roselawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Roselawn Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
- Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Greek Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Belles Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belles Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Laurel Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Laurel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Orangeville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Paper Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paper Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill
- Lightstreet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lightstreet is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightstreet
- Rohrsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Welliversville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Welliversville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
- Mordansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mordansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mordansville
- Almedia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Zaner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Buckhorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Fernville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Bloomsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Espy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Espy is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espy
- Lime Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Stillwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eyers Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Mifflinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jonestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Iola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Millville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rupert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Mainville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Briar Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Coles Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Benton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jerseytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
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 Laurel Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Columbia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Laurel Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Bloomsburg
- Orangeville
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 Laurel Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Columbia 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1178945 (Laurel Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1178945 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: Columbia
- Est. Elev: 191 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bloomsburg
- Location given for Laurel Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0803633 Lon: -76.4199438
- 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 Columbia, 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- Laurel Hill 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Espy and Almedia. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |