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A visit to the McDowell 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 McDowell Cemetery ...

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

41.7195, -80.3473

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

The McDowell Cemetery is located in Crawford County<2>.

The county seat for Crawford County is located in Meadville. Meadville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the McDowell Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the McDowell Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the McDowell Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cribbs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Cribbs Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribbs Cemetery
  • Shaw Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Shaw Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
  • Jolly Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Jolly Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Rundell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rundell Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rundell Cemetery
  • Baldwin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
  • Conneaut Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Spring Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Spring Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cemetery
  • Manning Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Breckenridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Breckenridge Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge Cemetery
  • Littles Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Littles Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Cemetery
  • Southside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Southside Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Denny Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Denny Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Cemetery
    • Dunn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Dunn Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
    • Acker - Rodgers Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Acker - Rodgers Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker - Rodgers Cemetery
      • The Acker - Rodgers Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rogers Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45911 <5>
    • White Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The White Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
    • Brooks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Brooks Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
    • Barber Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Barber Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • Cole Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Cole Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
    • Carmel - Freeman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McDowell Cemetery.

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

  • Dicksonburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Dicksonburg is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonburg
  • Conneautville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Norrisville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Norrisville is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
  • Harmonsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Harmonsburg is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonsburg
  • Springboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Linesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynces Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lynces Junction is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynces Junction
  • Springboro Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Springboro Station is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
  • Watson Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Watson Run is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Run
  • Pymatuning North
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pymatuning North is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning North
  • Coons Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
  • Conneaut Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Mosiertown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
    • Pennside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Pennside is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
    • Crossingville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Crossingville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
    • Espyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Keepville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Keepville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
    • Fredericksburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fredericksburg is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
    • Saegertown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Saegertown is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
    • Richmond Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
    • Hartstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Hartstown is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
    • Kerrtown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kerrtown is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrtown
    • Meadville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Albion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Pymatuning Central
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
    • Geneva
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Geneva is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Venango
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Tracy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Tracy is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
    • Cranesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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 McDowell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crawford County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McDowell 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 professional and volunteer 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 McDowell Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Crawford 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 McDowell Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1180697  (McDowell Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1180697 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: Crawford
      • Est. Elev: 316 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Harmonsburg
      • Location given for McDowell Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.7194994     Lon: -80.3472863
      • 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 Crawford, 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 from Point A (ie- McDowell 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.