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. 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 Mahaffey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mahaffey Cemetery:
40.8703, -78.7167
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mahaffey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
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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)
- The LaJose Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaJose Cemetery
- Sunderland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sunderland Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland Cemetery
- Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Watts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Urey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Urey Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- St. Bonaventure Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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- Bowers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Bowers Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Pearce Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Pearce Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce Cemetery
- Frye Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Frye Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
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 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)
- Newburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Bower
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bower is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- New Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Washington is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Curry Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
- Cherry Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cherry Corner is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
- Burnside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burnside is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Thompsontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thompsontown is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
- Mayes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mayes is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes
- Urey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Urey is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey
- Glen Campbell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gazzam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gazzam is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazzam
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hooverhurst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverhurst is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverhurst
- Westover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Westover is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- McPherron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McPherron is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
- Lumber City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lumber City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Estimated population in 2015: 75 people
- Grampian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Johnsonburg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Sylvis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- Winslow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Irvona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Troutville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- 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)
- Laborde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
- Rossiter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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.
- Glen Campbell
- Mahaffey
- Rossiter
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 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:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Clearfield 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 Mahaffey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1180200 (Mahaffey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1180200 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: Clearfield
- Est. Elev: 430 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Westover
- Location given for Mahaffey Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.870341 Lon: -78.7166957
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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 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- Mahaffey 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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