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:
41.9578, -78.6325
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 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Oak Hill Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 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.
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Bernards Cemetery is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernards Cemetery
- Willow Dale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- The St. Patricks Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2256613 <5>
- Limestone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Limestone Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery
- Rixford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Rixford Cemetery is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford Cemetery
- McKean Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The McKean Memorial Park is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKean Memorial Park
- St. Bonaventure Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Moody Hollow Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Moody Hollow Cemetery is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Hollow Cemetery
- Lamphier Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Lamphier Cemetery is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamphier Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Mt. View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. View Cemetery
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- Allegany Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Kill Buck Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Kill Buck Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kill Buck Cemetery
- Ellicott Street Catholic Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Wildwood Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oldtown Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Oldtown Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown Cemetery
- Bridge View Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- The Bridge View Cemetery is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge View Cemetery
- Portville Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Bradford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Foster Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Foster Brook is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Brook
- Sawyer City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sawyer City is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer City
- Tuna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tuna is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuna
- Degolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Degolia is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degolia
- Custer City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gilmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gilmore is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Derrick City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dallas City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dallas City is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
- Limestone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Harrisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Ireland ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Ireland is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- New Ireland has also been known as:
- Irish Town
- Little Ireland
- Lewis Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Aiken
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aiken is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Allen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allen is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Rew
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rew is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rew
- Rixford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rixford is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
- Duke Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Duke Center is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
- Chipmunk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chipmunk is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipmunk
- Big Shanty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Big Shanty is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
- Simpson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Wrights Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wrights Corners is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Rock City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Four Mile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
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. 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 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 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 #1209867 (Oak Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1209867 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: 482 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bradford
- Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9578409 Lon: -78.6325271
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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 'straight-line' (or 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- 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. |
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