A visit to the Marklesburg Union 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 Marklesburg Union Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Marklesburg Union Cemetery:
40.3854, -78.1717
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Marklesburg Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Marklesburg Union Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County<2>.
The county seat for Huntingdon County is located in Huntingdon. Huntingdon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Marklesburg Union Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Marklesburg Union Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Marklesburg Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Marklesburg Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shultz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Shultz Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shultz Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Frank Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Frank Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Frank Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Marklesburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44878 <5>
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bosler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bosler Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosler Cemetery
- David Beck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The David Beck Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Beck Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Biddle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Biddle Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddle Cemetery
- Snively Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Snively Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snively Cemetery
- Brumbaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brumbaugh Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumbaugh Cemetery
- Entriken Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Entriken Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entriken Cemetery
- Upper Comer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Upper Comer Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Comer Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- White Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The White Church Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Clapper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Clapper Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapper Cemetery
- Dilling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dilling Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilling Cemetery
- Paradise Furnace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Royer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Royer Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paul Cemetery
- Smithfield Cemetery
- Rebecca Furnace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yocum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Yocum Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum Cemetery
- Anderson Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Speck Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Speck Family Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck Family Cemetery
- McConnellstown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schucker Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schmucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Marklesburg Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Marklesburg Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marklesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Shellytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Beavertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Entriken
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hesston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oreminea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Williamsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Royer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Royer is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
- Covedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Franklin Forge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- McConnellstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Clover Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Salter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Salter is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Springfield Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Colfax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Colfax is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Point View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Flowing Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Martinsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Todd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Todd is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
- Huntingdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frankstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frankstown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankstown
- East Sharpsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Hollidaysburg
(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 Marklesburg Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Huntingdon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Marklesburg Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hollidaysburg
- Huntingdon
- Martinsburg
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Marklesburg Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Huntingdon 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 Marklesburg Union Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1813180 (Marklesburg Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1813180 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: Huntingdon
- Est. Elev: 280 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Williamsburg
- Location given for Marklesburg Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3853529 Lon: -78.1716754
- 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 Huntingdon, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marklesburg Union 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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