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A visit to the Mahaffey Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Mahaffey Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mahaffey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mahaffey Cemetery

Lat:   40.8703°   (40° 52' 13")

Lon:   -78.7167°   (-78° 43' 0")

The Mahaffey Cemetery is located in Clearfield County<2>.

The county seat for Clearfield County is located in Clearfield. Clearfield lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the northeast of the Mahaffey Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Mahaffey Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mahaffey Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • LaJose Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LaJose Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LaJose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The LaJose Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
  • Sunderland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunderland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunderland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sunderland Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
  • Cross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cross Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
  • Rock Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
  • Dunkard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Watts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Watts Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
  • Urey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Urey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Urey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Urey Cemetery is located in Indiana County
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bennett Cemetery is located in Indiana County
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Indiana County
  • Friends Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Friends Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
  • St. Bonaventure Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bonaventure Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bonaventure Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Bonaventure Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
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    • Bowers Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bowers Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Williams Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
    • Ferguson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
    • Woods Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woods Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
    • McClure Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClure Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClure Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McClure Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Pearce Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearce Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pearce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pearce Cemetery is located in Indiana County
    • Frye Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frye Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Frye Cemetery is located in Indiana County
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
    • Snyder Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snyder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Snyder Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
    • McClure Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClure Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClure Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McClure Cemetery is located in Clearfield County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 35 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mahaffey Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mahaffey Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mahaffey
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahaffey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaffey
    • Mahaffey is located in Clearfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahaffey <6>
  • Newburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Newburg is located in Clearfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • New Washington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
    • New Washington is located in Clearfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Curry Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
    • Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
  • Cherry Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
    • Cherry Corner is located in Clearfield County
  • Burnside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
    • Burnside is located in Clearfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Thompsontown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
    • Thompsontown is located in Clearfield County
  • Urey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Urey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey
    • Urey is located in Indiana County
  • Gazzam
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gazzam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazzam
    • Gazzam is located in Clearfield County
  • Hooverhurst
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverhurst
    • Hooverhurst is located in Indiana County
  • Glen Campbell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Campbell
    • Glen Campbell is located in Indiana County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Campbell <6>
  • Westover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Westover is located in Clearfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • McPherron
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McPherron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
      • McPherron is located in Clearfield County
    • Lumber City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lumber City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
      • Lumber City is located in Clearfield County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 75 people
    • Grampian
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grampian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grampian
      • Grampian is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grampian <6>
    • Johnsonburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Johnsonburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
      • Johnsonburg is located in Indiana County
    • Sylvis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
      • Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
    • Winslow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winslow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
      • Winslow is located in Jefferson County
    • Irvona
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Run
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
      • Big Run is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
    • Troutville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
      • Troutville is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Olanta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Laborde
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
      • Laborde is located in Clearfield County
    • Rossiter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Luthersburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hillsdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Indiana County
    • Helvetia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
      • Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
    • Cherry Tree
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
      • Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Uniontown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Indiana County
    • Lyleville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
      • Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
    • Coalport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosebud
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosebud. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
      • Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
    • Blain City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blain City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
      • Blain City is located in Clearfield County
    • Glen Hope
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
      • Glen Hope is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Curwensville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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 Mahaffey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clearfield County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mahaffey Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Mahaffey Cemetery:

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 Mahaffey Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1180200  (Mahaffey Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1180200 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Westover
    • County: Clearfield         Elev: 430
    • Location given for GNIS #1180200 (Mahaffey Cemetery)

The official website for Clearfield County: www.clearfieldco.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 Clearfield, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mahaffey Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8703, Longitude: -78.7167       In this case, the coordinates for the Mahaffey Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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