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A visit to the Mattawana Cemetery ...


The location of the Mattawana Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Mattawana Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   40.5023°   (40° 30' 8")

Lon:   -77.7403°   (-77° 44' 25")

The Mattawana Cemetery is located in Mifflin County<2>.

The county seat for Mifflin County is located in Lewistown. Lewistown lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Mattawana Cemetery .

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 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 Mattawana Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Mifflin County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mattawana Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mattawana Cemetery.

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

    • McVeytown
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McVeytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeytown
      • McVeytown is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McVeytown <4>
    • Mattawana
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
      • Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
    • Allensville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Atkinson Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
      • Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
    • Menno
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
      • Menno is located in Mifflin County
    • Anderson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Mifflin County
    • Belleville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
      • Belleville is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <4>
    • Reeds Gap
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
      • Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
    • Newton Hamilton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
      • Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
    • Peru Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
      • Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
    • Mount Union
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Juniata Terrace
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniata Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
      • Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Lewistown Junction
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
        • Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
      • Ennisville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ennisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
        • Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
      • Mill Creek
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East Rutherford
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rutherford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
        • East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
      • Doyles Mills
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doyles Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
        • Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
      • Lewistown
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Donation
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
        • Donation is located in Huntingdon County
      • Birdville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
        • Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
      • Mapleton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
        • Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
      • Perulack
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
        • Perulack is located in Juniata County
      • Highland Park
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
        • Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
      • Burnham
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
        • Burnham is located in Mifflin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <4>
      • Yeagertown
        (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 Mattawana Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mifflin County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Mattawana Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Mennonite Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Detweiler Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Detweiler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Detweiler Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Detweiler Cemetery
    • Corbin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corbin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Corbin Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corbin Cemetery
    • Locust Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Cemetery
    • Juniata Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Juniata Memorial Park is located in Mifflin County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Juniata Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Lewistown.
      • The Juniata Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Juniata Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Juniata Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45212 <6>
    • Brown Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Coy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coy Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coy Cemetery
    • Cornpropst Mills Baptist Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornpropst Mills Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cornpropst Mills Baptist Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornpropst Mills Baptist Cemetery
    • Evans Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evans Family Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Family Cemetery
    • Steel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Steel Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steel Cemetery
    • Old White Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old White Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old White Church Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old White Church Cemetery
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Newton Hamilton Memorial Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • The Newton Hamilton Memorial Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Newton Hamilton Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Newton Hamilton.
        • The Newton Hamilton Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Memorial Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Hamilton Memorial Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1325370 <6>
      • Newton Hamilton United Methodist Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ohey Sholum Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ohey Sholum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ohey Sholum Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohey Sholum Cemetery
      • Greenwood Furnace Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Furnace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Greenwood Furnace Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Furnace Cemetery
      • McAlevys Fort United Presbyterian Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McAlevys Fort United Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McAlevys Fort United Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McAlevys Fort United Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Ennisville Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ennisville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ennisville Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ennisville Cemetery
      • Mateer Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mateer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mateer Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mateer Cemetery
      • Mt. Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Campbell Family Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Campbell Family Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Family Cemetery
      • Mountainview Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mountainview Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountainview Cemetery
      • Shaver Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shaver Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaver Cemetery
      • Otelia Mennonite Church Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otelia Mennonite Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Otelia Mennonite Church Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otelia Mennonite Church Cemetery
      • Morrison Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Barkley Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barkley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Barkley Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barkley Cemetery
      • McCoysville Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoysville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McCoysville Cemetery is located in Juniata County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoysville Cemetery
      • Henry Memorial Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Henry Memorial Cemetery is located in Juniata County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Memorial Cemetery

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

    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 Mattawana Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1180553  (Mattawana Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1180553 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: Belleville
      • County: Mifflin         Elev: 169
      • Location given for GNIS #1180553 (Mattawana Cemetery)

    The official website for Mifflin County: www.co.mifflin.pa.us/

    The official website for State 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 Mifflin, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mattawana Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5023, Longitude: -77.7403       In this case, the coordinates for the Mattawana Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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