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A visit to the Mount 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. 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 Mt. Union Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Union Cemetery

Lat:   40.3701°   (40° 22' 12")

Lon:   -78.6995°   (-78° 41' 58")

The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Cambria County<2>.

The county seat for Cambria County is located in Ebensburg. Ebensburg lies just to the north of the Mt. Union Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Mt. Union Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Bartholomew Catholic Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sherbine Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherbine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherbine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sherbine Cemetery is located in Cambria County
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Portage.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Cambria County
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
    • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Prospect Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Portage.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146685 <5>
  • Pringle Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pringle Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pringle Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pringle Hill Cemetery is located in Cambria County
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Beaverdale.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2171430 <5>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Cambria County
  • South Fork Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Fork Cemetery is located in Cambria County
  • St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
    • The St. Michael Catholic Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michael Catholic Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Sidman.
    • The St. Michael Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Michael Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2181255 <5>
  • Sidman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sidman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sidman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sidman Cemetery is located in Cambria County
  • St.s Peter & Paul Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lillydale Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lillydale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lillydale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lillydale Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Bridgids Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bridgids Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bridgids Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Bridgids Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • Holy Name Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Name Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Name Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Name Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • Dunmyer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunmyer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunmyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dunmyer Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • Lloyd Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Snavely Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snavely Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snavely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Snavely Cemetery is located in Cambria County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Mt. Union Cemetery.

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

  • Spring Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Spring Hill is located in Cambria County
  • Portage
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sonman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sonman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonman
    • Sonman is located in Cambria County
  • Sidman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaverdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
    • Beaverdale is located in Cambria County
  • Puritan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
    • Puritan is located in Cambria County
  • Oil City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Oil City is located in Cambria County
  • Summerhill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerhill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
    • Summerhill is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerhill <6>
  • Saint Michael
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
    • Saint Michael is located in Cambria County
  • Bens Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bens Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bens Creek
    • Bens Creek is located in Cambria County
  • Scarlan Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarlan Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlan Hill
    • Scarlan Hill is located in Cambria County
  • Ehrenfeld
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehrenfeld
    • Ehrenfeld is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • South Fork
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Salix
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
      • Salix is located in Cambria County
    • Dunlo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlo
      • Dunlo is located in Cambria County
    • Cassandra
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassandra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
      • Cassandra is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Blue Knob
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
      • Blue Knob is located in Blair County
    • Munster
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
      • Munster is located in Cambria County
    • Mineral Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
      • Mineral Point is located in Cambria County
    • West Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • West Point is located in Cambria County
    • Beula
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beula. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beula
      • Beula is located in Cambria County
    • Summit
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Cambria County
    • Cresson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vinco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
      • Vinco is located in Cambria County
    • Ebensburg
      (8 miles [12.9 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 Mt. Union Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cambria County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Mt. Union Cemetery:

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 Mt. Union Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1181866  (Mount Union Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1181866 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: Beaverdale
    • County: Cambria         Elev: 568
    • Location given for GNIS #1181866 (Mount Union Cemetery)

The official website for Cambria County: www.co.cambria.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth 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 Cambria, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Union Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3701, Longitude: -78.6995       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Union Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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