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A visit to the Oak Hill Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oak Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oak Hill Cemetery (FG ID #45647)

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 Oak Hill Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.3388°   (41° 20' 19")

Lon:   -80.0808°   (-80° 4' 50")

The cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.

As an estimate, the Oak Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Sandy Lake.

The county seat for Mercer County is located in Mercer. Mercer lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Oak Hill Cemetery .

Establishment of the Oak Hill Cemetery ...

The Oak Hill Cemetery was established in 1873.

Name Variations for Oak Hill Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Oak Hill Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Sandy Lake Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.

  • Rocky Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Boyd Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boyd Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Hendersonville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Centenary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centenary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centenary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Centenary Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Zahniser Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zahniser Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zahniser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zahniser Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Carroll Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carroll Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Woods Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woods Cemetery is located in Venango County
  • New Lebanon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Lebanon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Lebanon Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Perry Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Perry Chapel Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Gadsby Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gadsby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gadsby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gadsby Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Old Cool Spring Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cool Spring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cool Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Cool Spring Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Union Home Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Home Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Home Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Millcreek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Millcreek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millcreek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millcreek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Millcreek Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Long Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Long Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Mt. Irwin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Irwin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Irwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Irwin Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Milledgeville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 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.

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 Mercer 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 turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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 #1182773  (Oak Hill Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1182773 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: Sandy Lake
    • County: Mercer         Elev: 406
    • Location given for GNIS #1182773 (Oak Hill Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #45647

The official website for Mercer County: www.mcc.co.mercer.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Mercer, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oak Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3388, Longitude: -80.0808    
<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>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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