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A visit to the Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery ...

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

41.9512, -78.3822

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

The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in McKean County<2>.

The county seat for McKean County is located in Smethport. Smethport lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Oak Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Oak Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rixford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Rixford Cemetery is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford Cemetery
  • Moody Hollow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Moody Hollow Cemetery is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Hollow Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • East Portville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The East Portville Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Portville Cemetery
  • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Chestnut Hill Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    • The Chestnut Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Portville Burying Grounds
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64191 <5>
  • Smith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. View Cemetery
  • Portville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Portville Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Portville Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Weston Mills (NY).
    • The Portville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Haskell Cemetery
    • Oakley Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65704 <5>
  • Lewis Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lewis Hill Cemetery is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Hill Cemetery
  • St. Gabriels Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Gabriels Cemetery is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gabriels Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
  • St. Bonaventure Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in McKean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
    • St. Elizabeths Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in McKean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Well Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Well Cemetery is located in Allegany County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Well Cemetery
    • Little Genesee Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Little Genesee Cemetery is located in Allegany County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Genesee Cemetery
    • West Genesee Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The West Genesee Cemetery is located in Allegany County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Genesee Cemetery
    • Allegany Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Allegany Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegany Cemetery
      • The Allegany Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Allegany Protestant Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63838 <5>

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 Oak Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Eldred
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Larabee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Larabee is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
  • Sartwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sartwell is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
  • Duke Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Duke Center is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
  • Rixford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Rixford is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
  • Portville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Portville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portville <6>
  • Four Mile
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
  • Rock City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
  • Westons Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Wrights Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wrights Corners is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
  • Myrtle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Myrtle is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
  • Bowler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowler is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Summit
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Summit is located in McKean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Rew
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Rew is located in McKean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rew
    • Weston Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Weston Mills is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Mills
    • Dallas City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Dallas City is located in McKean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
    • Olean
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Olean is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <6>
    • Shinglehouse
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Harrisburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Harrisburg is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Gilmore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Gilmore is located in McKean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
    • Derrick City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Allen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Allen is located in McKean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Smethport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Port Allegany
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Bonaventure
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Genesee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sawyer City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Sawyer City is located in McKean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer City

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 Oak Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McKean County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Hill 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 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to McKean 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1182775  (Oak Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1182775 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: McKean
      • Est. Elev: 470 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Eldred
      • Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.9511758     Lon: -78.3822396
      • 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 McKean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Hill 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.