A visit to the Murphys 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 Murphys Cemetery ...
The Murphys Cemetery is located in Armstrong County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bethesda Cemetery
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Brookland Cemetery
- The Brookland Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland Cemetery
- Cumberland Cemetery
- The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Ford City Cemetery
- The Ford City Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City Cemetery
- Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Leechburg.
- The Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forks - Zion Lutheran Evangelical Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #629382 <3>
- Freeport Cemetery
- The Freeport Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Freeport Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Freeport.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44888 <3>
- Greenwood Memorial Park
- The Greenwood Memorial Park is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Memorial Park
- Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highfield Cemetery
- St. Paul Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145715 <3>
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Keppel Burial Ground
- Laurel Point Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Leechburg Cemetery
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
- The Mt. Airy Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Airy Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
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- Oakland Cemetery
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Pine Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Pine Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Pine Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Markle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45357 <3>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- The Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tarentum Burying Ground
- Tarentum Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45831 <3>
- St. Catherine Cemetery
- The St. Catherine Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine Cemetery
- St. Catherines Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Ukrainian Cemetery
- The Ukrainian Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukrainian Cemetery
- Vandergrift Cemetery
- The Vandergrift Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandergrift Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Murphys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Aladdin
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
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- Apollo
- Bagdad
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Brackenridge
- Dennys Mills
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Dog Town
- Dog Town is located in Armstrong County
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- East Vandergrift
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Ekastown
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Ford City
- Freeport
- Hyde Park
- Karns
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Leasureville
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
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- Leechburg
- Lenape Heights
- Lenape Heights is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenape Heights
- Lower Burrell
- McVille
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Monroe
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Natrona
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Neale
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- North Apollo
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- Rosston
- Rosston is located in Armstrong County
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- Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Slate Lick
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
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- Sligo
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Tarentum
- Tunnelville ‑ Historic
- Tunnelville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville
- Vandergrift
- Weinel Crossroads
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
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- West Ford City
- West Ford City is located in Armstrong County
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- West Leechburg
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
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 Murphys Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Armstrong County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Murphys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ford City
- Freeport
- Tarentum
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 Murphys Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Armstrong 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 Murphys Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1213483 (Murphys Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1213483 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: Armstrong
- Est. Elev: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Freeport
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Armstrong, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Murphys Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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