A visit to the McCrea 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 McCrea Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McCrea Cemetery:
41.4523, -79.5762
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McCrea Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McCrea Cemetery is located in Venango County<2>.
The county seat for Venango County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the McCrea Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McCrea Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the McCrea Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McCrea Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shaw Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Shaw Farm Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Farm Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shaw Farm Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Oil City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46322 <5>
- Holeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Holeman Cemetery is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holeman Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Craig Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Grove Hill Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Collins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Collins Cemetery is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Collins Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Hickman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hickman Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Cemetery
- Asbury Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Venus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Concord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Memory's Acre Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Memory's Acre Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory's Acre Cemetery
- The Memory's Acre Cemetery is located in Pleasantville.
- The Memory's Acre Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasantville Cemetery
- Lamey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Lamey Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamey Cemetery
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Jerusalem Corners Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sunset Hill Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Schreffler Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Schreffler Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schreffler Cemetery
- Old Dutch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Old Dutch Cemetery is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dutch Cemetery
- Dehner Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Dehner Cemetery is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehner 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 McCrea Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McCrea Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- President
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- President is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President
- Coal Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coal Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Plumer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plumer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
- Pithole City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pithole City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
- McClintock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Hasson Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
- Colonial Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Oil City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Siverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Siverly is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
- Tionesta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rynd Farm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- Rouseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Woodland Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Heights
- Hill City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Fertigs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
- Shamburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Venus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Venus is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
- Jamison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Petroleum Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Former name for Petroleum Center:
- Petroleum Centre(Er)
- Seneca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cranberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Pleasantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fryburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pine City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Marble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfs Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
- Newmansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newmansville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
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 McCrea Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Venango County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McCrea Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Oil City
- Petroleum Center
- Pithole City
- Tionesta
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 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 McCrea Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Venango 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 McCrea Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1199133 (McCrea Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1199133 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: Venango
- Est. Elev: 319 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: President
- Location given for McCrea Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4522832 Lon: -79.5761603
- 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 Venango, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McCrea 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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