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. 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 Mt. Union Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Union Cemetery:
40.3776, -77.8861
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>
The Mt. 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 northwest of the Mt. Union Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Union Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Mt. Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fields Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Fields Farm Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Farm Cemetery
- Huling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Huling Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huling Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Snyder Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Mount Union.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #379960 <5>
- Nebo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Nebo Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo Cemetery
- Otelia Mennonite Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Morrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Newton Hamilton Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Newton Hamilton Memorial Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton Memorial Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1325370 <5>
- Newton Hamilton United Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hampson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mapleton IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mapleton IOOF Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton IOOF Cemetery
- Mapleton Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Miller Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Miller Family Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Family Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ricketts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ricketts Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ricketts Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Mount Union.
- The Ricketts Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harencame Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
- Shaffer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2481959 <5>
- Haven Rest Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountainview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mountainview Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview Cemetery
- Old Mill Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dell Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dell Family Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Family Cemetery
- Gilboa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gilboa Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bell's Furnace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Union
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Aughwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Newton Hamilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Birdville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Mapleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Mill Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shirleysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Atkinson Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Colfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Colfax is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Cassville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Rockhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Orbisonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Blairs Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Peru Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Huntingdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pogue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Waterloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Mattawana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- McVeytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McConnellstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Todd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Todd is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
- Hesston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Donation
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Coles ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coles is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Saltillo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Three Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shade Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Perulack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Huntingdon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Huntingdon
- McVeytown
- Mount Union
- Newton Hamilton
- Orbisonia
- Shirleysburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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:
- 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 Mt. Union Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1182989 (Mount Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1182989 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: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Union
- Location given for Mount Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3775775 Lon: -77.886109
- 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- Mt. 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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